Montonio for Shopify: Faster payments and improved customer experience

Customers expect online shopping to be simple, fast, and convenient. They want websites that are easy to use and payment options that fit their preferences.

Shopify is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms globally, trusted by businesses of all sizes. Its user-friendly interface and wide range of apps make it easy to build and grow an online store without needing deep technical skills.

Still, even with Shopify’s solid tools, checkout and payment can slow customers down. Missing familiar local payment methods often leads to abandoned carts.

Montonio solves this by bringing fast, flexible, and locally relevant payment options directly into the checkout, helping merchants keep customers and increase sales.

Why payment experience matters in Shopify stores

For ecommerce merchants, checkout speed and payment flexibility can make or break a sale. In highly competitive markets, customers expect their preferred payment methods to be available without friction. Just one additional step, like a redirect to another page to select the payment method, can be enough to make them abandon their cart.

The same goes for missing the shopper’s preferred payment method. Many customers know exactly how they want to pay before they even reach the checkout. If that option isn’t available, they can and often will close the page and buy from a competitor instead.

Research from Baymard Institute shows that 18% of online shoppers have abandoned their cart because the checkout took too long or felt too complicated. Add to that the frustration of not finding a familiar payment method, and you’re looking at a significant loss of potential revenue.

Next, let’s take a look at what Montonio does to get these carts through the checkout.

What Montonio offers for Shopify merchants

Montonio’s Shopify integration is designed with both merchants and customers in mind. We want the implementation for the merchants to be as easy and frictionless as the payment experience for the shoppers. Below, you’ll see how we achieve this.

1. Direct bank selection on checkout

When customers reach the checkout page, they can choose their bank directly within the Shopify checkout page – no redirection to a separate payment site. This means faster transactions, less confusion, and higher trust.

2. Competitive pricing

Payment fees start from 0.79% + €0.10 per transaction, helping you keep costs low while offering a premium payment experience.

3. Support for local and European banks

Accept payments from major banks in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, as well as popular neobanks like Revolut and N26. This ensures you meet the payment expectations of a wide range of customers.

4. Easy integration and support

Montonio’s Shopify app is quick to install, with clear developer documentation and merchant support in your local language when you need it.

Improving shipping in Shopify with Parcely

If you’re interested in turning one-time buyers into regular customers (let’s be honest, who isn’t?), the post-purchase experience is just as important as the payment itself.

To make sure your customers get the best experience they can, we’ve partnered with Parcely, the biggest Shopify shipping platform in the Baltics.

With Parcely, you can:

• Print shipping labels in seconds
• Track orders from multiple carriers in one place
• Offer customers flexible delivery options
• Reduce shipping costs by comparing carrier rates

By combining Montonio’s fast payments with Parcely’s streamlined shipping, Shopify merchants can manage both more efficiently.

How to set up Montonio’s Shopify integration

Montonio offers a range of bank payment methods through individual apps in the Shopify App Store, each representing a different local or regional bank payment option. Keep in mind that these need to be installed separately.

This setup allows the payment process to be fully embedded inside Shopify’s checkout page. The biggest benefit is that customers don’t get redirected away from your store to external payment sites – a common cause of cart abandonment.

To set up Montonio bank payments on Shopify, follow these steps:

1. Browse and install the relevant bank apps, selecting the ones that cover the banks your customers use.
2. Connect each app to your Montonio merchant account by adding the API keys from the Partner System.
3. To try it all out first, you can enable testing mode.
4. Once you’re happy with everything, click Activate and Save.

Check out the Montonio Help Centre for complete instructions and links to all available bank payment apps.

Reduce friction and boost your revenue with Montonio for Shopify

A smooth checkout experience isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s essential for keeping customers and boosting sales. With Montonio's Shopify integration, you get faster payments, support for local and European banks, easy refunds, and integrated shipping via Parcely.

If you’re looking for a Shopify payment solution that reduces cart abandonment and helps your business grow, Montonio is built for you. Sign up here.