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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...
How offering the right payment method lifts conversion and loyalty

How offering the right payment method lifts conversion and loyalty

by Ramon Helwegen | May 24, 2022 | Conversion

Payment method choice as a conversion and loyalty lever, not just a checkout detailMost merchants think about payment methods reactively: add what customers expect, keep abandonment low, move on. This Nielsen Media research, commissioned by PayPal, pushes that framing...
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 1 in 4 shoppers abandon at checkout and how to fix it

Why 1 in 4 shoppers abandon at checkout and how to fix it

by Ramon Helwegen | Apr 20, 2022 | Conversion

Friction at checkout is a conversion killer merchants can no longer afford to ignoreOne in four consumers will abandon a purchase the moment they encounter friction at checkout. That single statistic should sit uncomfortably with every online merchant still running a...
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...
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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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