Shopify Capital eligibility is primarily based on your Shopify business performance, not just on a traditional personal credit score. Shopify evaluates data from your store to determine whether your business may qualify for a funding offer and how much funding it may be eligible to receive.

The main factors Shopify considers

Although Shopify does not publish a single fixed formula, eligibility is generally influenced by several business-performance factors:

• Sales history: Consistent and growing sales are one of the strongest indicators Shopify considers.

• Revenue volume: The amount of revenue your store generates over time helps determine both eligibility and potential funding size.

• Order activity: The number and frequency of customer orders can indicate the stability of your business.

• Store performance trends: Shopify may evaluate whether sales are increasing, stable, or declining.

• Customer activity: Repeat purchases and ongoing customer engagement can contribute to a stronger business profile.

• Repayment history: If you previously received Shopify Capital funding, successfully repaying it can improve the likelihood of receiving future funding offers.

• Overall business health: Shopify uses information available within its platform to assess the operating performance of your store.

What Shopify does not primarily rely on

Unlike many traditional lenders, Shopify Capital generally does not base eligibility primarily on a personal credit score. Instead, Shopify uses the business data generated through your Shopify store, which allows it to evaluate merchants without requiring the same extensive documentation that banks often request.

How merchants become eligible

Shopify Capital is typically offered only to eligible merchants. If your business qualifies, a funding offer may appear directly in your Shopify admin. Merchants generally cannot submit a standard application to force eligibility; Shopify determines eligibility based on its ongoing evaluation of store performance.

Why eligibility can change over time

Eligibility is not permanent. A merchant who is not eligible today may become eligible later if business performance improves. Likewise, the amount available can increase or decrease over time as sales, revenue, and other business metrics change.

Overall, Shopify Capital eligibility is based mainly on your Shopify store’s sales performance, revenue, order activity, business trends, and overall store health, with previous repayment history also playing an important role for merchants who have used Shopify Capital before.

Shopify Capital funding can often be received very quickly after an offer is accepted. Because Shopify already has access to much of the information about an eligible merchant’s store, sales history, and business activity, the funding process is usually faster than applying for a traditional bank loan.

Typical funding timeline

For many eligible merchants, funds are deposited into the merchant’s business bank account within a few business days after accepting the Shopify Capital offer. In some cases, funding may arrive sooner, depending on banking processing times and the specific funding product offered.

Why funding can be faster than traditional financing

Shopify Capital generally does not require the lengthy underwriting process that many banks use. Eligible merchants often avoid submitting extensive financial documents, business plans, or collateral information because Shopify can evaluate eligibility using data from the merchant’s Shopify business activity.

Factors that can affect timing

The exact funding speed depends on several factors, including:

• The merchant’s eligibility and the specific Capital offer received

• Completion of any required verification steps

• Banking processing times

• Weekends or public holidays

• The merchant’s connected payout bank account

After the funds arrive

Once the funds are deposited, the merchant can use them for business purposes such as purchasing inventory, funding marketing campaigns, paying suppliers, covering shipping costs, or managing working capital needs. Repayment typically begins automatically through the sales-based repayment structure outlined in the Shopify Capital agreement.

Overall, Shopify Capital funding is often available within a few business days after a merchant accepts an eligible funding offer, making it one of the faster financing options available to many Shopify merchants.

If sales slow down, Shopify Capital repayments usually slow down as well, because repayment is generally based on a percentage of your daily sales rather than a fixed monthly installment.

Here’s how it works:

• Repayments decrease when sales decrease. If your store has fewer sales or lower revenue on a given day, the amount automatically deducted for repayment is smaller.

• Repayments increase when sales increase. During stronger sales periods, a larger amount is deducted because the repayment is calculated as a percentage of sales.

• Cash flow can be easier to manage. Since repayments are tied to sales volume, merchants are not usually required to make the same large payment during a slow sales period that they would during a busy season.

For example, if your repayment rate is 10% of daily sales, a day with ₹100,000 in sales would result in a ₹10,000 repayment, while a day with ₹20,000 in sales would result in a ₹2,000 repayment.

However, it is important to remember that the funding still must be repaid according to the terms of your Shopify Capital agreement. A prolonged slowdown in sales can mean that repayment takes longer, and Shopify may have requirements related to minimum payment progress over time depending on the specific funding agreement.

In short, when sales slow down, Shopify Capital repayments generally become smaller because they are based on a percentage of sales, which can provide more flexibility than fixed monthly loan payments during slower business periods.

Generally, Shopify Credit does not affect your personal credit score in the way a personal credit card or personal loan typically would.

Shopify Credit is designed as a business credit product for eligible Shopify merchants, and eligibility is generally based on factors such as your store’s sales performance and business activity rather than a personal credit check.

The short answer is: Shopify Credit generally does not affect personal credit scores.