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Billing / payment step

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Note that these examples refer to non-Shopify sites that have more flexibility over their checkout UI, except for those highlighted in orange. A dedicated Shopify section is coming soon!

💡 Ideas and tips

Increase perceived security

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Use “Secure Payment” as the step heading

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Add a shaded box to the payment form

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Use the Norton trust seal (seriously)

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🦄 Place security assurance with credit card input fields

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Test a home-grown trust seal

Improve usability

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Show express and alternative payment options first, above the credit card form

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🦄 Use microcopy to annotate BNPL details

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Add color to your “Shipping address > Billing” checkbox

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Match credit card fields to credit card sequence

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Use flexible data input for credit card, telephone and postal code fields

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Use an input mask for credit card and telephone info

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Tailor your input masks for localized context

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Auto-format credit card spaces

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Use MM/YY hint text for Expiration Date

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Show customers where to find the CVV code (tooltip with illustration)

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🦄 Put a CVV icon directly in the form (instead of a tooltip)

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🦄 Consider incentivizing account sign up in last step

🫣 Cautions

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Don’t let call to action buttons compete with each other

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Don’t hide your PayPal option behind a tab

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Don’t use a “unifield”

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Don’t split the Expiration Date into 2 fields

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Don’t use a ghost field 👻

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Don’t use wordy microcopy in your CVV tooltip without illustration

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Don’t include a “Choose credit card type” step

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Don’t show the coupon box ☠️ DEAD LAST IN CHECKOUT

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Don’t ask for email address ☠️ DEAD LAST IN CHECKOUT

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