Where checkout meets growth

You put a lot of work into getting shoppers to your store. But too often, the moment that matters most — checkout — is where you lose them.

Shoppers now expect fast, one-step checkouts and saved wallets, plus local payment methods that feel familiar to them. When those expectations aren’t met, they abandon carts, especially on mobile and in new markets.

That’s why we’re introducing the next generation of Stripe on BigCommerce. This new, native integration brings together two key Stripe capabilities:

Optimised Checkout Suite (OCS), which powers cards, wallets, and local payment methods, and Link, Stripe’s saved-wallet experience for faster repeat checkout. Together, they deliver a more optimised payment experience directly inside BigCommerce checkout.

Why checkout needs an upgrade now

Legacy or partial payment stacks often force you into trade-offs. For BigCommerce merchants, these challenges show up as:

• Slower checkouts that make customers re-enter information.

• Limited local payment options when you expand into new regions.

• Heavy operational overhead for reconciliation and fraud management.

At the same time, ecommerce has become more global. Many businesses now sell across currencies and regions, and cards alone are no longer enough — customers look for wallets and local payment methods they trust.

The cost of doing nothing is clear: continued abandonment at checkout, slower international expansion, and increased operational effort.

Meet Stripe on BigCommerce — the new way

Stripe on BigCommerce is a fully embedded payments upgrade designed to increase checkout conversion and simplify global expansion for mid-market and enterprise merchants. 

In practise, this means:

• A platform-grade payment backbone (OCS) powering cards, local/alternative payment methods, and dynamic payment optimisation.

• Link, the saved-wallet experience that lets returning customers check out faster with stored payment and shipping details.

• All delivered natively within BigCommerce, so you don’t have to rebuild your storefront or bolt on separate checkout widgets.

The result: faster checkouts, broader payment coverage, measurable conversion lifts, and lower operational complexity — without replatforming.

Faster checkouts that convert more

At the heart of this launch is Link, Stripe’s persistent wallet that sits on top of OCS and is automatically available as part of the optimised checkout experience. 

With Link you can:

• Give returning shoppers a one-tap path to purchase via a Link button at the top of checkout and cart page.

• Speed up checkout for both guest and logged-in customers.

• Reduce the amount of data customers need to re-type, especially on mobile.

Merchants using Link see a notable uplift in returning-user conversion and repeat purchase rates, driven by reduced friction at the final step.

According to Stripe, businesses that migrate to the Optimised Checkout Suite (which includes Link) see an average 11.9% increase in revenue.

For BigCommerce merchants, this means you can turn checkout from a bottleneck into a revenue lever, particularly for high-intent, repeat buyers and mobile traffic.

Reach more customers globally with less work

As you grow into new markets, payment expectations change. Customers want to pay with their trusted methods, in their local currency.

With the OCS Payment Element, Stripe on BigCommerce adds:

• 30+ additional alternative/local payment methods.

• Multi-currency handling and regional coverage.

• Native integration with BigCommerce storefronts and multi-storefront capabilities.

This combination helps you:

• Present shoppers with locally trusted payment options and local currency pricing.

• Launch new regions faster, without heavy custom engineering.

• Improve international conversion with a single, coherent checkout stack.

These capabilities translate into real-world results for merchants. Here are two examples of what’s possible when BigCommerce and Stripe are combined:

• Sarah Raven saw a 40% decrease in cart abandonment and an 18% increase in site revenue after integrating Stripe with BigCommerce’s optimised checkout.

• Diono achieved a 114% revenue increase after localising stores and enabling local payments via BigCommerce and Stripe.

Optimise payments with less operational overhead

Payments shouldn’t be a set-and-forget configuration — or a never-ending list of manual rules.

Stripe on BigCommerce includes built-in experimentation and orchestration so payment optimisation becomes a repeatable process instead of a one-time project.

With OCS you can:

• Run A/B tests on payment-method combinations

• Use dynamic payment-method sorting to automatically prioritise the options that convert best by region, device, or shopper segment

• Apply payment-method rules to operationalise winners at scale

Combined with consolidated reconciliation across Stripe and BigCommerce, this delivers continuous conversion improvements (revenue per visitor) with lower finance and engineering overhead.

Upgrade with a safe, controlled migration path

We know payments changes are high stakes. That’s why the integration ships with a documented, low-risk migration playbook designed for mid-market and enterprise needs:

• Sandbox-first setup so you can validate the experience before sending live traffic.

• Per-currency webhook reconfiguration and an Apple Pay disable/re-enable workflow to keep things stable.

• A 30-day revert path if issues arise, so you can roll back safely while you investigate.

These guardrails are designed to give both merchants and partners confidence to adopt Stripe’s Optimised Checkout Suite and Link without disrupting day-to-day operations.

Is Stripe on BigCommerce right for you?

Stripe on BigCommerce is designed for mid-market and enterprise merchants who:

• Run multi-currency or multi-region sites.

• Rely heavily on checkout conversion to hit growth targets.

• Need flexible payment coverage and lower operational overhead.

Key segments that see strong value include:

• Global expansion merchants launching new markets and storefronts.

• High-repeat merchants and subscription brands that benefit from saved payment methods.

• Conversion-focused ecommerce brands with significant mobile traffic and high cart-abandonment sensitivity.

• Agencies and partners who own checkout implementations and migrations.

If you’re planning a major conversion initiative, an international rollout, or a checkout refresh, this integration is built to support you.

How to get started

There are two primary paths into the new integration, depending on where you are today.

For existing Stripe merchants on BigCommerce

If you’re already using a legacy Stripe integration on BigCommerce:

1. Discover the upgrade option Look for the new Stripe checkout upgrade path in your BigCommerce control panel experience (as the rollout completes).

2. Start in sandbox Configure OCS and Link in a test environment to validate styling, flows, and payment methods before going live.

3. Roll out in phases Use the phased GA rollout to gradually move traffic over and monitor performance, with a 30-day revert option available if you need to roll back.

For a more detailed walkthrough visit our support article.

For merchants new to Stripe on BigCommerce

If you’re not currently using Stripe:

1. Connect or create your Stripe account from within BigCommerce.

2. Configure your payment methods and currencies, using OCS to add cards, wallets and local payment methods that fit your markets.

3. Test in sandbox, then go live when you’re confident in the setup.

4. Start experimenting, using Stripe’s testing and orchestration tools to make payments a continuous optimisation lever.

The final word

Checkout is no longer just the last step of the buyer journey — it’s a growth engine when it’s fast, localised and continuously optimised.

Stripe on BigCommerce gives you a faster, simpler way to increase checkout conversion and expand globally, with less engineering, risk, and operational overhead.

Talk with your BigCommerce or Stripe representative to map the right rollout plan and turn checkout into a measurable growth lever.