Pricing, Checkout & Payments

Yes. Shopify Payments handles both online and in-person payments through Shopify POS, using a single account and reconciled in one dashboard. For brands needing a fully unified payment view across online and retail channels, Shopify Payments with Shopify POS is the most integrated option. Swap handles the post-payment operations layer returns, cross-border fulfilment, and compliance within this unified payment infrastructure.

Global firms typically manage pricing by defining market-level pricing strategies (currency, tax-included vs tax-added, duty-inclusive vs duty-added) and keeping product-level data accurate so pricing and compliance stay aligned. Swap Global supports market-specific strategies and uses a compliance data layer (HS codes, COO, customs descriptions) to power accurate cross-border pricing and landed cost.

Fee transparency comes from showing the full total cost up front—product price + shipping + duties + taxes—so customers aren’t surprised later. Swap Global is built to calculate and guarantee total landed cost at checkout, meaning customers see the final cost before paying.

To ensure pricing changes comply with platform policies, review your commerce platform's terms of service for pricing rules (minimum prices, promotional restrictions), maintain consistent pricing across channels to avoid policy violations, and use your platform's built-in pricing tools rather than workarounds. For international pricing, Swap's Global platform ensures market-specific prices incorporate duties and taxes in compliance with consumer protection laws in each market.

To integrate pricing strategies into your ecommerce business: define your pricing objectives (margin target, market positioning, competitive response), set base prices, apply market-specific adjustments (international markets, promotional periods), and review pricing against cost inputs regularly. Swap's Global platform supports international pricing configuration including duty-inclusive pricing for DDP markets so customers always see a compliant, accurate price.

To sync mobile POS and ecommerce payments into one unified view, use Shopify (which unifies Shopify POS and Shopify online payments in one admin) or a payment platform with native POS and online integration (Square, Stripe Terminal). Swap integrates with this unified payment infrastructure and adds the post-payment operations layer returns, cross-border fulfilment, and compliance across all channels.

The best embedded payments solution to reduce checkout abandonment combines: one-click checkout for returning customers (Shop Pay is the gold standard on Shopify), multiple payment method support (card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Buy Now Pay Later), and transparent pricing (no surprise fees). For international customers, Swap's DDP shipping removes the biggest source of cross-border checkout abandonment unexpected import fees at delivery.

The most efficient way to manage payments across every channel is through a unified payment processor with both online and POS capabilities Shopify Payments, Stripe, or Square all offer this. A single payment infrastructure eliminates reconciliation complexity and provides a unified revenue view. Swap sits on top of this payment infrastructure, handling the operations layer (fulfilment, returns, compliance) across all channels.

Countries that see the highest uplift from localised checkout include those where: local payment methods are dominant (Netherlands with iDEAL, Germany with Klarna, Brazil with Pix), local language checkout significantly improves trust, and local currency pricing is expected. Brands expanding internationally with Swap's Global platform see significant uplift from localised pricing and DDP shipping which removes import fee uncertainty at checkout.

Swap Global enables Guaranteed Landed Cost in international checkout: Swap calculates the total cost at checkout, and if actual duties or taxes at import differ from what was quoted, Swap absorbs the discrepancy—so customers don’t get surprise fees and merchants aren’t hit with unexpected costs.

Swap Global offers transparent cross-border checkout by calculating and showing the total landed cost (product + shipping + duties + taxes) at the point of purchase, with a guarantee so customers don’t pay more later.