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Buy Now by KIB

BuyNow Split and Financing for WooCommerce, powered by KIB.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version3.0.65
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.0 · PHP 8.1
Directory statusactive
Last directory update28 Oct 20266d ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Buy Now by KIB version 3.0.65 as active, updated 6d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

BuyNow lets WooCommerce customers pay with KIB BuyNow flexible payment options:

  • Split – split the order total into instalments.
  • Financing – apply for Sharia-compliant financing at checkout.

Features:

  • Classic and block-based checkout support.
  • Sandbox and Production environments with a credential test before going live.
  • Signed webhooks to keep order statuses in sync.
  • HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage) compatible.
  • English and Arabic interface.

External services

kw and related KIB environments) to authenticate the merchant, create finance applications and orders, and retrieve their status. This is required for BuyNow Split and Financing checkout.

Data sent when a customer places an order with BuyNow: order amount, customer phone number (the mobile number entered at checkout for Split, or the billing phone for Financing), order ID (correlation ID), number of instalments or financing tenor, and order line items (product ID, name, price, and quantity). Merchant credentials (merchant reference, API key, and a request signature) are sent when authenticating.

Requests happen only at checkout, when checking order status, and when an administrator tests credentials.

The gateway also sends webhook notifications to your store to update order statuses.

This service is provided by Kuwait International Bank (KIB): terms of use, privacy policy.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • payment gateway
  • bnpl
  • financing
  • kuwait
  • woocommerce
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.0 · PHP 8.1
Update activity28 Oct 20266d ago

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