Solutions

Solutions, by the problem you typed into Google.

Most merchants arrive here after a specific email from Shopify, a specific decline, or a specific gateway that will not appear in Settings. These pages are organised the same way. Each one explains the situation honestly, what can and cannot be changed, and how an own-domain checkout with your own gateways fits, if it does.

How it works → Pricing →

Shopify Payments stopped, held or refused

Shopify Payments banned: keep the store, change the checkout.
Payouts on hold: the three kinds of hold and what to send.
Shopify Payments deactivated: sales versus payouts deactivated, decoded.
Frozen funds after termination: the reserve window and how to keep selling.
Not available in your country: the real options outside the eligible list.
Stripe banned the store: the same playbook for Stripe-based stores.
Dropshipping holds: why delivery windows trigger reviews.
Avoiding the next ban: signals to fix before scaling.

A gateway Shopify will not let you use

Custom payment gateway on Shopify: the three routes that exist.
Third-party gateways Shopify lists: how the list works, its limits.
Third-party transaction fees: the rates and when they apply.
Shopify Payments alternatives: nine options compared.
Best high-risk processors for Shopify: gateways, acquirers, ISOs.
How high-risk routing works.
NMI on Shopify · Nuvei on Shopify · Whop as one route · Crypto beside cards.
Multiple gateways with failover · The cascade · Payment orchestration.
Multi-currency without Shopify Payments.
Own-domain checkout for Shopify · Checkout without Shopify Payments · Headless checkout · Hosted checkout page.

Restricted verticals

Legal status varies by country and state; each page says so. Kratom · CBD · THCA and hemp-derived · Vape and nicotine · Peptides · Supplements · Nootropics · Adult · Firearms accessories · Forex signals · IPTV.

Checkout design and conversion

Checkout conversion benchmarks and what moves them.
Checkout customization without Plus.
One-page checkout · Bumps and one-click upsells.
Checkout Extensibility: what replaced checkout.liquid.
Conversion optimization service · Store redesign.

WooCommerce, WordPress and other platforms

High-risk payment gateway for WooCommerce.
WooCommerce custom payment gateway: plugin or hosted.
WooCommerce own-domain checkout.
Hosted checkout for any platform with an order API.

Keeping the provider out of view

Hide the checkout from Shopify Payments · Cloaked checkout stack · Brand cloak · Buyer-facing provider cloak · Bypass Shopify Payments · Workaround · Skip the native payment step. Each page states what stays disclosed to your acquirer.

For payment providers

Partner program for gateways, PSPs, ISOs and acquirers · White-label checkout · Merchant onboarding platform · Gateway integration service. By region: US · UK · Canada · EU · Netherlands.

Compare and learn

vs Shopify Payments · vs Whop · vs Lasso · vs Wooshpayment · vs a high-risk merchant account · Full comparison. Longer reads on the blog, and the FAQ for the questions every merchant asks before wiring the cascade.

Frequent questions

Which page should I read first?

Start with the one that matches the message Shopify sent you: banned, on hold or deactivated. If you already have a gateway that approved you, start with the custom gateway page.

Do these pages apply to WooCommerce too?

The Shopify-specific pages cover Shopify's checkout rules. The WooCommerce section covers plugins, PCI scope and hosted checkout for WordPress stores.

Is CascadeCheckout a payment processor?

No. It is checkout software. You contract with your own gateway or acquirer, and orders are written back into your store.

Not sure which page is yours?

Send the email Shopify sent you, or the gateway that said yes. The founder answers on WhatsApp within the hour in business time.

Contact →

How it works → · Pricing → · FAQ → · Partner program →

CascadeCheckout is checkout software, not a payment service provider, bank or merchant-account seller. You contract with your own gateway or acquirer, disclose your real business category to them, and receive payouts from them. We never hold funds and we do not promise that any processor will approve you.