Skip Shopify Payments checkout entirely. Your Buy button, your gateway, your URL.

Two ways to skip

Method A: approved third-party gateway inside native Shopify checkout. Shopify permits a short approved list — Authorize.Net, 2Checkout, PayPal, Amazon Pay, regional processors. Turn one of them on in Shopify admin. Shopify adds a per-transaction fee (0.5-2% depending on plan) but native checkout continues to work. Works only for categories the approved gateway accepts, which is mostly mainstream.

Method B: own-domain checkout, any gateway. Route the Buy button to a subdomain you control. Wire any gateway with an API. Shopify's approved list does not apply because you are not using native Shopify checkout. No Shopify third-party transaction fee applies. Works for any category your chosen gateway underwrites.

Method A is faster if it fits. Method B is what you need if your category is one Shopify Payments' approved list does not cover.

What "skip" changes end-to-end

1. Cart handoff. Cart contents pass from Shopify Storefront API to your subdomain checkout page instead of Shopify's hosted checkout page.
2. Card entry. The buyer enters card details on your subdomain. Tokenization happens directly with your gateway, not Shopify Payments.
3. Authorization. Auth request goes from your subdomain to your gateway to your acquirer. Shopify Payments has zero visibility.
4. Order writeback. Post-capture, we POST the resulting order to Shopify Admin API. Shopify sees a new order and fires all standard app hooks.
5. Fulfillment. Your fulfillment app receives the order-created event exactly as before.
6. Settlement. Payout arrives from your gateway to your bank on the gateway's normal schedule.

What Cascade actually does

What we do NOT do

• Not a bank. Not a payment processor. Not a merchant of record.
• Never hold funds. Never touch card data.
• Do not underwrite MIDs.
• Do not modify authorization data sent to your acquirer.
• Do not misrepresent your MCC.
• Do not manage chargebacks — your gateway does.

Frequent questions

Can I skip Shopify Payments checkout entirely?

Yes. Route the Buy button on your Shopify storefront at a checkout URL you control instead of Shopify's native checkout. The transaction never enters Shopify Payments' pipeline; capture happens on your own gateway.

Do orders still land in Shopify Admin if I skip SP checkout?

Yes. Captured orders write back to Shopify Admin via the standard Admin API with buyer, line items, discount and shipping. Every Shopify app that hooks the order-created event continues firing.

What gateway do I use if I skip Shopify Payments?

Any gateway with an API. Stripe, NMI reseller, Nuvei, Adyen, Airwallex, Checkout.com, PXP, Whop, offshore acquirer, custom HTTP. You contract with the gateway directly under your own MID.

Do I need to delete Shopify Payments from my Shopify admin?

You can leave it disabled without removing it. Some operators keep Shopify Payments installed but off, so it can be enabled later if the risk profile changes. Others remove it entirely for cleanliness. Both work.

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