How to Add a Payment Method in Hostinger for Ecommerce Store Manager 2026 Easily

Open hostinger.com in your browser and click Log in at the top right. Sign in with your Hostinger credentials to reach hPanel, the control panel where hosting, domains, and store settings all live.

If you're new, you'll see promotional offers for hosting and AI website tools on the homepage first. None of that is required to set up payments, so head straight for the login button instead of getting pulled into a plan upgrade.

From hPanel, find the website running your store and open its Store Manager. You'll land on an overview page with a "Set up your store" checklist tracking your progress: items like adding your first product, setting up a payment method, and updating your company information, each with a checkmark once done. If "Set up a payment method" already shows a green checkmark, a gateway is already connected, and you're here to change or add one instead of setting up from scratch.

In the left-hand sidebar, click Settings to expand it, which reveals Store details, Company information, Payments, Shipping, Checkout, Emails, Taxes, and Invoices. Click Payments.

It's easy to go looking for this under a top-level "Payments" menu item instead, but in Store Manager it sits nested under Settings. Hostinger's builder supports Stripe and PayPal everywhere, plus two gateways tied to specific countries: Razorpay for stores in India and Paysera for stores in Lithuania.

If you're outside those two countries, Stripe and PayPal are the options. If more than one applies to you, choose based on where your customers are instead of which name you recognize; a local gateway can mean lower fees or a checkout customers already trust.

Click Connect next to the gateway you chose. For PayPal, you'll need a PayPal Business account; a personal PayPal account can't be linked here.

For Stripe, you'll authenticate with an existing Stripe account or create one, then complete a "Verify your login" screen asking for a 6-digit code from your authenticator app. That screen confirms you're the account holder, but it isn't the end of Stripe's checks: Stripe still reviews and verifies the submitted details afterward, which Hostinger's documentation puts at 1-3 business days, and emails you once it's approved.

Once the connection is saved, go back to the Store Manager overview and confirm the payment method checklist item now shows complete. Before sending real traffic to the store, place a small test order if your provider supports test mode, or check the provider's own dashboard to confirm the store is correctly linked to your account.

If you connected Stripe, remember its review can still be pending even though the checklist item is checked. Catching a misconfigured or still-pending gateway before launch is far less painful than finding out from a customer whose checkout failed.