Upgrades to 's checkout flow new payment options including global tax assistance
We've added Apple Pay, Google Pay as well as global tax support as well as other improvements in the checkout process for a better shopping experience for your customers - and boost sales opportunities for you.
We've revised the checkout process to create a better user experience for customers plus more sales opportunities for your business. Here's what's new.
When you sell digital products your checkout process is the most crucial time to establish trust with the customers. This could mean the distinction between a successful purchase and a cart abandoned. The checkout process should be quick and easy for your customers to make purchases as well as it should be easy to set up.
In the spirit of achieving that aim We've implemented a number of exciting changes to the checkout process on sites and embedded checkouts.
Updates contain:
New payment methods: Apple Pay, Google Pay, and iDEAL
An easy, one-page checkout experience
Upsells that are more flexible and customizable choices at the checkout
Additional global tax help
Let's take a look at the facts!
Customers can now make purchases using Apple Pay, Google Pay as well as iDEAL
We've added support for three different payment methods. If you have Stripe linked to your account, customers can pay now using Apple Pay, Google Pay, and IDEAL. ( Learn how to join Stripe to your account .)
Apple Pay allows users to store details about their payment by authorizing the payment using Touch ID. (Apple Pay is accessible to those who have a specific domain but is only available to customers using Safari as their browser. We will keep you updated as we develop to make this feature more accessible!)
Google Pay lets customers pay with any credit or debit card linked to the Google Account. (It will only be available for users who have Google Chrome as their browser.)
IDEAL can be described as a Dutch-based payment system that allows clients to pay online by using their Dutch bank account.
A streamlined, single-page checkout experience
We've revamped the checkout flow to provide a better user experience. Customers are able to view additional specifics about their purchase and easily enter coupon codes as well as other information - all on one page.
More details about the product: Now it's crystal transparent what customers are planning to purchase -- be it the number of lessons in an instructional course or the time of a scheduled webinar.
Customers are also able to select among plans(community subscription tiers, pay plans, monthly vs. yearly pricing) from the checkout page. They also don't have to search for a place to enter the discount coupon.
structured address collection: If you are collecting addresses from customers (for tax reporting and other uses ) Now, there's less typing required for the client, as well as standardized data.
Account details upfront:Your clients will be able to create or log in to their account prior to the start of the checkout. This ensures they don't forget to set up an account and will be able to have access to your community, content as well as purchases. If you use embedded checkouts on a non- site, your embeds will be updated to reflect the latest checkout process in the embed modal.
Find out more about the customer checkout experience with this helpful document .
More robust, customizable upsells when you check out.
The power of upsells is a great option to boost sales: give your customers discounts by adding more products in their order.
As an example, say you sell an online course in design. When customers pay for your course, you can offer your customers registration for an upcoming live webinar at a discounted price. They're already buying something from you. What is it to offer an extra product for sale!
Provide more information on the upsell product that's displayed and customize the content to the specific offer. You can:
Create a subtitle as well as a title to the upsell page.
Add a custom name and description to each product.
It is possible to show three products at the time of checkout. (If buyers have already purchased a product, they won't see it as an upsell offer. It is possible to make as many additional products you'd like to the upsell lists.)
Learn more about how you can add upsells to your items in this guide .
Additional global tax help
And last but not least, we've expanded tax support globally. It is now possible to collect taxes across 230 tax-related jurisdictions, which includes states in the U.S. and provinces in Canada, across every payment method. (Here is a complete listing of jurisdictions supported .)
Set up your tax collection details on your dashboard's Settings section. the Payments section. Find out more information about how to collect taxes by reading this guideline .
These are additional useful information on global tax registration and filing EU VAT, and many more:
Tax guides for digital devices