Upgrades to 's checkout process New payment methods, global tax support, and much more
We've included Apple Pay, Google Pay and global tax assistance as well as other improvements to the checkout flow to create a better customer experience - and increase the sales potential for you.
The checkout procedure has been updated in order to improve the experience for your customers - plus more sales opportunities for your business. Here's what's new.
When you sell digital products, the checkout experience is a crucial moment to earn trust from your customers. This could mean the difference between a successful purchase and an abandoned cart. Checkout should be easy and easy for your customers to make purchases - and it should be easy to setup.
To achieve this goal We've introduced a variety of thrilling changes to the checkout process on our websites as well as embedded checkouts.
Updates will include:
New payment methods: Apple Pay, Google Pay and iDEAL
One-page checkout that is simple and easy to navigate. experience
Upsells that are more flexible and customizable options at checkout
Added global tax support
Let's dive into the details!
Your clients can now utilize Apple Pay, Google Pay, and iDEAL
We've added support to three different payment methods. If you have Stripe associated with your account, customers are now able to pay using Apple Pay, Google Pay and iDEAL. ( Learn how to join Stripe directly to the account you have .)
Apple Pay lets customers provide saved payment information by authorizing payments using Touch ID. (Apple Pay is currently available to creators using an specific domain but will only be available for users using Safari as their browser. Stay tuned as we work to make this feature more accessible!)
Google Pay permits customers to make payments using any credit or debit card linked on the Google Account. (It will only be available for those who are using Google Chrome as their browser.)
iDEAL can be described as a Netherlands-based payment method that allows customers to pay online by using their Dutch bank credentials.
A streamlined, single-page checkout experience
We've redesigned the checkout procedure to create a more user-friendly experience. Your customers can see more specifics about their purchase and easily enter coupon codes, and more - all in one place.
Additional information about the product: Now it's crystal transparent what customers are planning to purchase -- be it the amount of lessons included in a course or the date of an upcoming webinar.
Customers can also choose among plans(community subscription tiers, pay plans, and monthly vs. annual pricing) at the time of checkout. They also don't have to look around for the best place they can enter the discount coupon.
structured address collection If you are collecting customer addresses (for tax reporting or other purposes ), now you don't have to type for your customer, and you get standardized data.
Account details upfront:Your customers can be able to create or login to their account in the middle of checkout. This step ensures that they will not forget to make a password and can always have access to your community, content as well as purchases. If you are using embedded checkouts on another site, your embeds will be updated to reflect the latest checkout procedure in the modal embedded.
Learn more about the customer checkout experience with this helpful document .
More robust, customizable upsells at checkout
It is an effective way to make bigger profits: offer your clients an exclusive discount for adding additional items to the purchase.
Let's take an example. For instance, suppose you offer an online course in design. At checkout, you could 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 the additional item at a discounted price!
Provide more information on the item that you're showing and customize the content to each promotion. You can:
Add a title and subtitle to the upsell page.
Create a unique name and description to each product.
It is possible to show three items at the time of check out. (If customers have already bought the product, they will not see it as an upsell deal. You can make as many additional products you'd like to the upsell lists.)
Learn more about adding upsells to your product in this guide .
Additional global tax help
Last but certainly not least, we've expanded our tax services across the globe. You can now collect taxes in 230 tax jurisdictions including the states of the U.S. and provinces in Canada and across the various payment options. (Here is the comprehensive list of the jurisdictions that are supported .)
Configure your tax collection information in your dashboard Settings in the Payments section. Learn more about how to collect taxes by reading this document on how to collect taxes. .
These are additional useful guides on worldwide tax registration and filing EU VAT, and many more:
Tax guides for digital devices