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Wat de overgang van iDEAL naar Wero betekent voor jouw checkout

Wat de overgang van iDEAL naar Wero betekent voor jouw checkout

by Ramon Helwegen | Aug 21, 2026 | Online checkout

Je klant betaalt straks met Wero zonder het te merken, je klantenservice merkt het wel Ruim zeven op de tien online aankopen in Nederland worden met iDEAL betaald. In 2024 ging er volgens de Betaalvereniging 141 miljard euro via iDEAL, verdeeld over 1,47 miljard...
Baymard’s 14 years of checkout usability research unpacked

Baymard’s 14 years of checkout usability research unpacked

by Ramon Helwegen | Jul 15, 2026 | Online checkout

Most checkout losses are decisions the webshop made, not shoppers changing their minds Roughly seven in ten online carts never become an order. Baymard Institute puts the documented average at 70.22%, calculated across 50 studies, and has tracked the rate for fourteen...
De EAA geldt: wat je checkout nu moet oplossen

De EAA geldt: wat je checkout nu moet oplossen

by Ramon Helwegen | Jul 10, 2026 | Online checkout

Een checkout die alleen met een muis werkt, voldoet sinds juni 2025 niet meer aan de wet Sinds 28 juni 2025 moet een webshop die aan consumenten verkoopt bruikbaar zijn voor mensen met een beperking. De verplichting komt uit Richtlijn (EU) 2019/882, de European...
Fraud checks belong on account changes, not on every payment

Fraud checks belong on account changes, not on every payment

by Ramon Helwegen | May 11, 2026 | Online checkout

Fraud friction belongs on the moments an account changes hands, not on every payment A fraud report can improve while the checkout gets worse for the people who actually want to buy. Sift’s figures from its global network show the payment fraud attack rate...
Stop asking for account creation before the confirmation page

Stop asking for account creation before the confirmation page

by Ramon Helwegen | Mar 25, 2025 | Online checkout

The best reason to create an account is the order the shopper just paid for Once the payment has gone through, the shopper’s next question is simple: when will it arrive? Everything a webshop does after the order button either answers that question or gets in...
Guest checkout is how many loyal customers prefer to buy

Guest checkout is how many loyal customers prefer to buy

by Ramon Helwegen | Aug 15, 2024 | Online checkout

Guest checkout is a preference your regular customers share, so build it as the main route Guest checkout is usually treated as the route for strangers: the first-time visitor, the gift buyer, the shopper who will never return. The survey behind PayPal’s own...
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  • Most checkout losses are decisions the webshop made, not shoppers changing their mindsBaymard’s 14 years of checkout usability research unpacked
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  • Before you fix cart abandonment, find the step where the order stopsFind the checkout step that loses the order before you fix cart abandonment
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  • A checkout that differs per shopper is only better if revenue per started checkout goes upA tailored checkout is only better if revenue per started checkout goes up
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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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