According to the 2019 Global Consumer Insights Survey(GCIS) done by PWC, more consumers are making online payments these days than ever before. The number of online shoppers more than doubled from 2010, rising from 7% to 17%. So, if you are looking into adding payment functionality to your existing site, now is the time to do it!

In the most basic terms, a hosted payment page (also known as External Checkout, Third-Party Checkout, External Payment Page or Checkout page) is one of the most common ways to accept online payments.

It is a third-party checkout web form that handles electronic transactions (payments made with credit and debit cards).

In exchange for a small transaction fee, these Hosted Checkout Pages will take care of the entire transaction process: payment information collection, sensitive data protection, and transaction security.

How does a Hosted Payment Page work?

The customer clicks ‘Buy Now’ on your website and goes to the checkout to complete their purchase

Then, they are instantly redirected from your store to a Hosted Payment Page.

Customers securely input their sensitive payment data on the Hosted Payment Page.

Customers’ data never passes through your website directly – the entire transaction is being processed by the external payment provider.

If you only use a Hosted Payment Page to process payments, your Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements are usually lower. The entire process of PCI Compliance becomes as easy for you as filling out a Self-Assessment Questionnaire form.