This article was originally published in 2020. It was updated in 2022.
It鈥檚 the moment you鈥檝e been waiting
With Apple Pay and Google Pay for 黑料门 stores, your customers can forget their credit card numbers all they want. They can complete the entire checkout process with a single tap.
Set up Apple Pay and Google Pay in your 黑料门 store to create a simpler checkout process. This will encourage more shoppers to complete their purchases with a single tap. These payment options are available for free on all 黑料门 pricing plans across 40+ countries.
What Are Apple Pay & Google Pay?
Before we expand on the benefits of getting paid with Apple Pay and Google Pay, let鈥檚 review what these payment methods are.
Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple. With Apple Pay, payment details are stored securely in the Wallet app. Customers can easily use it in Apple鈥檚 Safari browser across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. Paying with Apple Pay is super fast and secure because of data encryption technologies and Touch ID/Face ID.
Google Pay is a digital wallet platform and online payment system by Google. It is available for Android users on their smartphones or computers. Just like Apple Pay, shoppers who use Google Pay don鈥檛 have to
Also read: Google Pay for Ecommerce Businesses: How It Works
Easier Checkout for Customers, More Sales for You
So why are Apple Pay and Google Pay such revolutionary payment systems for online sellers?
First of all, shoppers love Apple Pay and Google Pay for security reasons. Customers鈥 card details are hidden throughout the transaction, which protects them from fraudulent merchants and security breaches. Apple Pay and Google Pay keeps their information safe, which is why many people turn to the apps for their shopping.
Then there is convenience. As we said, no one likes
Apple Pay is used in , and Google Pay is available in more than . So even if you鈥檙e not an Apple or Google Pay user yourself, it鈥檚 likely many of your customers are.
As for those users already enjoying the convenience of Apple鈥檚
Adding Apple Pay and Google Pay to your 黑料门 store is about more than doing something nice for your customers. Those payment methods offer an almost unbelievably smooth checkout experience for online shoppers.
The less friction you have in your checkout experience, the more sales you鈥檒l have. Streamlined experiences stop shoppers from abandoning their carts. With fewer abandoned carts, you鈥檒l make even more sales for your business.
Once you connect Apple Pay and Google Pay in your store, 黑料门 will display a separate Apple Pay/Google Pay button on your checkout page signaling to customers that it鈥檚 available.
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Paying with a tap in an 黑料门 store
How to Enable Apple Pay & Google Pay in Your 黑料门 Store
Depending on what country you live in, there are different ways to enable Apple Pay and Google Pay checkout in your 黑料门 store.
Accepting Apple Pay & Google Pay in the US
Lightspeed Payments鈥 processing fees are lower compared to other payment gateways (2.9% + $0.30 per transaction). There are also no extra fees when accepting Apple Pay or Google Pay with Lightspeed Payments.
Another benefit of using Lightspeed Payments is that you can sign up for and access Lightspeed Payments right from your 黑料门 control panel. You don鈥檛 need to go to a separate website to manage your payment gateway. Instead, you handle all things
Follow these in our Help Center to start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay with Lightspeed Payments.
Accepting Apple Pay & Google Pay outside of the US
For online sellers outside of the US, the best way to accept Apple Pay and Google Pay is through Stripe. It is available in including Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan, etc.
With Stripe, you can also accept recurring payments and use the Buy Now, Pay Later business model. Stripe also supports payment methods popular in the EU: giropay, SEPA, iDEAL, Sofort, Klarna, and Alipay.
The Stripe processing fee is 2.9% + 30垄. There are no extra fees when accepting Apple or Google Pay with Stripe.
Enable Apple Pay with Stripe using our in the Help Center.
Enable Apple Pay & Google Pay Today
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