What payment methods do you accept?
What online stores need to publish
A missing preferred payment method is a silent conversion loss — they leave rather than ask.
How customers actually ask it
The same intent arrives in wording your page probably does not use. All of these mean the same thing:
- “What payment methods do you accept?”
- “do you take PayPal”
- “can I pay in instalments”
- “do you accept Klarna”
- “payment options”
What a complete answer contains
For online stores specifically, an answer is only complete when it covers all 4:
- 1
The actual list of cards and wallets, named
- 2
Whether buy-now-pay-later is available and through which provider
- 3
Which currencies you charge in, and whether conversion happens at checkout
- 4
Whether you store card details for repeat purchases
A worked example
Illustrative — not a real business
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. Klarna is available on orders over £50. All prices are charged in GBP; your bank sets the conversion rate if your card is in another currency.
Which page should own it
Payment information page, and the checkout itself
What silence costs
This is almost never asked in support — customers just leave. The cost is entirely invisible unless you publish the answer.
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Point RubyRep at your website and ask it this exact question. If it cannot answer, neither can your customers.