Pay by bank with GoCardless

Customers pay straight from their bank account through GoCardless Instant Bank Pay, for less than card fees.

Checked against Zepsell on 8 November 2026

Where
Apps > Payments
You need
A Pay by bank (GoCardless) account. Works when your store sells in GBP or EUR.
Price
Free with every Zepsell store. Pay by bank (GoCardless) charges for its own service

What it does

  • Shoppers choose their bank and approve the payment in their banking app; no card details
  • Faster Payments in the UK and SEPA bank transfers in the eurozone
  • Fees well under card rates, and no card chargebacks
  • Orders are placed once GoCardless confirms the money, usually within seconds

Set up Pay by bank (GoCardless)

  1. In your Zepsell dashboard, open your store and go to Apps.
  2. Under Payments, open Pay by bank (GoCardless).
  3. Sign up at gocardless.com (or manage-sandbox.gocardless.com to try it first; sandbox signup is free). Then Developers > Create > Access token, with read-write access, and paste it into the app. A token starting sandbox_ uses the sandbox. Instant Bank Pay must be on for your account; GoCardless switches it on when you ask.
  4. Recommended: in GoCardless, Developers > Create > Webhook endpoint, paste the webhook address shown in the app and copy its secret into the app. Bank payments are sometimes confirmed a little after the shopper comes back, and the webhook is what places those orders.
  5. Fill in the settings and press Save and install. Pay by bank (GoCardless) appears at checkout once your store restarts, in about a minute.

Still stuck? Ask us.

Ask Zeppy in your dashboard, or message the Zepsell team in the support chat.