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Kuda Payment Gateway for WooCommerce

Accept Kuda payments on WooCommerce with the free PaymentHood plugin. Install in minutes, no gateway code.

WooCommerce · Nigeria

Accept Kuda
payments on WooCommerce

Install the free PaymentHood plugin for WooCommerce, connect your Kuda account, and Kuda appears as a payment option at checkout. No custom gateway code, and no second integration when you add another provider later.

  • NGN
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WooCommerce 6.0+
2 payment methods
Free plugin
WooCommerce
Kuda
Platform
WooCommerce 6.0+
Provider
Kuda
Install via
Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
Billing
One-time
PaymentHood fee
None
Compatibility

Kuda on WooCommerce at a glance

WooCommerce version
WooCommerce 6.0+
Where you install it
WordPress admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
Coverage
  • Nigeria
Currencies
  • NGN
Billing models
One-time checkout payments. Recurring billing is not supported by the WooCommerce plugin yet.
Cost
The plugin is free and open source. You pay Kuda's own fees, published on their pricing page. PaymentHood adds nothing on top.

Coverage, currencies and payment methods as published by Kuda, who set and update them. For the current list see Kuda's own documentation.

Payment methods

What WooCommerce customers can pay with

Each method Kuda supports appears in your WooCommerce checkout. Enabling one is a PaymentHood dashboard setting — nothing changes on the WordPress side.

Virtual accounts

A dedicated account number per customer or per transaction

Bank transfer

Collection and instant settlement over Nigerian bank rails

Setup

Connect Kuda to WooCommerce

Four steps, no code. The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the WooCommerce installation guide.

1

Open a Kuda account

Register with Kuda and finish their onboarding. Funds settle from Kuda to your own bank account.

2

Add it in PaymentHood

Paste your Kuda credentials into the PaymentHood dashboard. They stay server-side and never reach your storefront.

3

Install the plugin

Download the WooCommerce plugin and install it from Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin in your WordPress admin.

4

Enable and test

Paste your PaymentHood API key into the plugin settings, run a sandbox order end to end, then switch to live.

Full WooCommerce installation guide
Why PaymentHood

Rather than a direct Kuda plugin

A single-provider plugin works until you need a second provider. These are the parts you would otherwise build and maintain yourself.

Webhook security
Signed credit notification, validated before an order is released
Payment verification
Server-side transaction confirmation before fulfilment
Credentials
API key and client credentials, held server-side in PaymentHood
  • Add a second provider without touching your WooCommerce checkout
  • Automatic failover when Kuda is unreachable, instead of a failed order
  • Idempotent charge creation, so a double-submitted order is not a double charge
  • One reconciliation view across every provider you run
  • Free and open source — read the plugin on GitHub
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

No — and this is the thing to get straight before choosing it. The Kuda Open API is built around bank transfers and virtual accounts, not card acquiring. If you need cards, pair it with a card provider; behind PaymentHood both run through one checkout.

Collections and payouts over Nigerian bank rails, with a real banking licence behind them. Virtual accounts per customer make reconciliation straightforward, which is why it suits recurring collections and marketplace payouts.

Card penetration is lower than transfer usage, and card declines are common. A checkout offering a one-time virtual account number — the customer transfers from any bank app and the payment confirms in seconds — will convert materially better than one offering cards alone. It is the single most important local method to enable.

No. Kuda bills you directly for its own fees, and PaymentHood takes no percentage and no per-transaction cut at any volume. See PaymentHood pricing.
Related

Keep reading

Kuda overview

Coverage, currencies, payment methods and how PaymentHood secures the Kuda integration.

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PaymentHood for WooCommerce

The plugin itself: features, billing models and every provider it can reach.

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All payment providers

Every provider PaymentHood connects to, filterable by global, regional and crypto.

Browse providers

Accept Kuda on WooCommerce today

Free plugin, no PaymentHood transaction fee, and room to add another provider whenever you need one.

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