Report

No more default checkout

Learn how shoppers want to pay in 2026

Your store’s checkout is where all of your investments either pay off or go to waste. This free report shows you what today’s customers want to see — and how you can offer a checkout that converts no matter what or where you sell.

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What’s inside?

Insights from a global study of 1,400+ online shoppers across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, commissioned by WooCommerce in partnership with Stripe.

This report will show you:

Why shoppers abandon carts.
How checkout contributes to cart abandonment.
What it takes to convert international shoppers.
How payment preferences shift with cart value, product category, and device.
The role of digital wallets, one-click checkout, buy now, pay later (BNPL), and local payment methods.
What younger shoppers’ habits reveal about where mainstream expectations are headed.

Get the complete findings, charts, and analysis from our global study of shopper payment behavior, plus practical recommendations for converting shoppers across every market, cart size, and generation.

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Here’s a sneak peek

59%

bought cross-border in the past year

30%

are more likely to buy if their local payment methods are offered

28%

are likely to use BNPL for purchases over $250

Convert more shoppers, wherever they are

75% of shoppers have abandoned a cart, and 63% of those blame checkout and payment problems. Most of the fixes sit in how payments are processed, not how your checkout looks.

Get the report and see how WooCommerce + Stripe can help you dynamically surface the right payment options and make the sale every time.

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