PayPal Fastlane
Introduction
PayPal Fastlane speeds up the checkout process by recognizing millions of guest shoppers and allowing them to autofill their checkout details. No store accounts or PayPal user accounts required.
PayPal's brand recognition helps give customers the confidence to buy. Your all-in-one checkout solution can offer PayPal, Venmo, Pay Later options, card processing, local payment types], and more — all through a single PayPal integration.
PayPal Fastlane is also compatible with auto orders (subscriptions) and upsell after just like existing credit cards.
Pre-requisites
In order to accept PayPal Fastlane on your checkout you will first need to have a US based PayPal business account. If you have not already connected your PayPal account navigate to Configuration → Checkout → Payments then click Connect within the PayPal section.
Second, make sure that your StoreFront theme is one of the following themes with the minimum version specified. If not please upgrade your theme.
Theme Name | Version |
|---|---|
Elements | 2.18 |
Hero | 1.21 |
Jewel | 1.17 |
Lifty | 1.21 |
Native | 1.16 |
Poppy | 1.07 |
Enabling Fastlane
If you previously connected your PayPal account before Fastlane became available, navigate to Configuration → Checkout → Payments and click on the Fastlane logo as shown below then scroll to the bottom and click Save.
Customized Checkouts
If you’ve customized your StoreFront checkout using the Visual Builder already, then upgrading your theme will not overwrite your customizations and bring in the new Visual Builder elements associated with Fastlane. The new elements are:
checkout paypal fastlane watermark
checkout condition (condition = PayPal Fastlane authenticated)
checkout condition (condition = PayPal Fastlane address available)
checkout condition (condition = PayPal Fastlane card available)
checkout paypal fastlane credit card
checkout paypal fastlane shipping address
button (action = PayPal Fastlane Address Book)
The stock theme provides a great example on how these elements are used. If you need assistance modifying your customized theme, please contact professional services.
Presentation to the Customer at Checkout
The Fastlane checkout s triggered based upon the entry of a email address associated with a PayPal account, it does not appear as a separate express checkout button, like the other express checkout options:
If you theme is updated for Fastlane, you’ll see this text next to the email address field.
Upon entry of the email address and then the tabbing through to the next checkout field, if the email is associated with a PayPal account, a pop-up dialog window will appear for the FastLane checkout. This dialog window will trigger sending the customer an SMS, and upon entering the code that is sent, the customer billing details will be populated.
Important Note Regarding APMs and Fraud Prevention Rules Processing
Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) include any non-traditional payment type, such as digital wallets, bank transfers, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services, and other regional or emerging solutions. These methods enhance conversion rates by allowing customers to pay using familiar local options or stored credentials.
PayPal Fastlane functions as an APM by enabling rapid, authenticated checkouts through saved payment information. Because of this streamlined process, payments are authorized and captured immediately, before standard fraud screening can occur.
Important: If you have existing Fraud Prevention Rules configured to “Flag for Review”, Fastlane and other APMs processed checkouts may bypass the Accounts Receivable department and instead go to the ‘Fraud Review’ order location for Review since the payment transaction completes in real time.
Recommended Configuration
To ensure proper handling of APMs transactions:
Enable ‘Fraud Review’ in the Order Task Generation Configuration
https://ultracart.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ucdoc/pages/2978775050
https://ultracart.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ucdoc/pages/2982772741Configure the ‘Orders/Payments-> Fraud Review’ for one or more users on your account.
https://ultracart.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ucdoc/pages/1376982/User+Configuration+Screen#Email-NotificationUsers monitoring the orders should enable the Fraud Review widget on the Home page.
https://ultracart.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ucdoc/pages/1377018
If the review later determines the order to be fraudulent, issue a refund from within UltraCart.
Summary: Using “Process payment and then review” allows you to benefit from your Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) instant checkout speed while maintaining effective fraud oversight.