Measure your checkout as a growth loop, not a failure report
Checkout earns its keep on the second order, not only the first Most checkout reporting is a record of losses: abandoned baskets, failed payments, the step where shoppers drop out. A PYMNTS Intelligence tracker produced with PayPal and published in May 2026 argues...
Fraud checks belong on account changes, not on every payment
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...
A lost cart costs one order, a lost customer costs the next ones
A lost cart costs one order, a lost customer costs every order after it Checkout teams measure abandonment per session: a shopper fills a cart, does not pay, and the dashboard counts one lost order. A shopper survey by SCAYLE, the commerce platform, asks a different...





