The expansion of a partnership between e-commerce platform Big Commerce and programmable financial services company Stripe is said to addresses key challenges facing merchants today, from rising operational costs to the need for seamless global expansion.

BigCommerce merchants worldwide will gain access to Stripe’s Optimised Checkout Suite including a range of dynamic local and alternative payment methods such as Link, Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and regional payment methods. The integration also offers merchants the opportunity to utilise Stripe’s advanced AI-driven fraud prevention tools.

The integration upgrade aims to modernise checkout, reduce friction and build for the future without increasing backend complexity.

“Stripe brings a high level of performance and intelligence to payments, and that matters more than ever in today’s commerce environment,” said Travis Hess, CEO of Commerce, the parent company of Big Commerce.

“By combining Stripe’s AI-powered payments and fraud prevention with BigCommerce’s open platform, we’re helping merchants build a commerce foundation that’s ready for what’s next, whether that’s expanding globally, adopting new technologies or meeting rising customer expectations.”

With the upgraded version of Stripe and BigCommerce’s integration, merchants gain access to:

• Faster, more personalized checkout: Link enables repeat customers to check out 3x faster, driving up to 14% higher conversion rates for returning users.
• Global payment flexibility: Support for over 30 local payment methods and BNPL offerings, dynamically surfaced based on location, to reduce cart abandonment and increase revenue by up to 14%.
• AI-powered fraud prevention: Stripe Radar leverages machine learning to reduce fraud by 38% on average, helping protect merchants and customers alike.
• Unified operations: A single platform for payments, tax, fraud prevention and payouts—backed by 99.999% uptime and over 500 million daily API requests.

“Stripe’s goal is to make frontier technology accessible to every merchant — from global brands to businesses selling online for the first time,” said Tyler Bryson, CRO Americas at Stripe.

“This integration with BigCommerce ensures that merchants of any size or  technical skill can turn checkout into a reliable growth engine.”