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Guest checkout visibility: nearly half of sites are hiding it in plain sight

Guest checkout visibility: nearly half of sites are hiding it in plain sight

by Ramon Helwegen | Jan 17, 2023 | Online checkout

Guest checkout prominence is a conversion lever most merchants are mishandlingBaymard Institute’s latest benchmark finding should concern any merchant running a checkout with an account-creation step: 47% of sites that offer guest checkout fail to make it...
Why frictionless checkout demands a rethink of payment infrastructure

Why frictionless checkout demands a rethink of payment infrastructure

by Ramon Helwegen | Jun 29, 2022 | Online checkout

Frictionless checkout is no longer a feature request, it is a baseline expectationConsumer patience with clunky checkout flows is running out. The data is clear: younger shoppers, particularly Gen Z and millennials, are leading adoption of digital wallets, BNPL, and...
Why cross-border sales demand ruthlessly simple checkout UX

Why cross-border sales demand ruthlessly simple checkout UX

by Ramon Helwegen | May 31, 2022 | Online checkout

Cross-border checkout friction is the silent killer of international conversionEvery merchant eyeing international growth eventually hits the same wall: the checkout experience that works tolerably well for domestic buyers falls apart the moment a foreign customer...
Five practical ways to cut friction from your checkout flow

Five practical ways to cut friction from your checkout flow

by Ramon Helwegen | May 13, 2022 | Online checkout

Frictionless checkout is not a feature, it is a survival strategyCart abandonment sits at nearly 70% across e-commerce. That single statistic should inform every decision a merchant makes about their checkout flow. The premise of this piece is straightforward: every...
Why Fast’s one-click checkout collapse still matters for merchants

Why Fast’s one-click checkout collapse still matters for merchants

by Ramon Helwegen | Apr 6, 2022 | Online checkout

Frictionless checkout is hard to build and even harder to scaleThe shutdown of Fast, the one-click checkout startup that burned through over $124 million in venture funding while generating only six-figure revenues, is a sobering reminder that solving checkout...
Thirteen ways merchants can reduce checkout friction for every customer

Thirteen ways merchants can reduce checkout friction for every customer

by Ramon Helwegen | Jan 6, 2022 | Online checkout

Accessibility and simplicity are the real frontiers of checkout optimisationMost checkout optimisation conversations focus on the same familiar levers: fewer form fields, guest checkout, saved cards. What this piece from Forbes Technology Council usefully surfaces is...
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Independent commentary on what moves conversion at the checkout. Editorial direction by Ramon Helwegen, payments specialist and founder of EcomStream. Editorially independent. No ads. No sponsored content.

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