How to become a Shopify Payments Partner to integrate a regional gateway (ClicToPay) for a single store?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently integrating a regional payment gateway (ClicToPay – Tunisia) into a Shopify store.

From previous discussions, I understand that native checkout integration (triggered directly from the “Complete order” button) requires being an approved Shopify Payments Partner and building a Payment App.

My question is:

If I only want to integrate ClicToPay for a single store (not as a public app for multiple merchants), is it still required to become an approved Shopify Payments Partner?

If so:

  • What is the correct procedure to apply?

  • Can an individual developer initiate the process, or must it be initiated by the payment provider (ClicToPay) itself?

  • Is there any pathway for private/native integration limited to one store?

I understand that a post-order offsite/manual payment flow is possible, but I would like to confirm whether native checkout integration is strictly limited to approved Payments Partners.

Thank you in advance for any clarification.