Following the acquisition of Checkout by Paytrail in spring 2021, these two payment services have merged under the Paytrail brand. Consequently, MyCashflow's Checkout integration has been changed into a renewed Paytrail integration. The users of the old Paytrail service will automatically be transferred to the renewed Paytrail in early 2022.
All the payment methods in the online store that previously used Checkout have been using the renewed Paytrail since 5 October 2021. You do not need to take any actions to update the payment methods, but you should make sure that Checkout is not mentioned anywhere in the content texts in your online store anymore.
With the renewed Paytrail integration, you will continue to receive payments in exactly the same way as with Checkout.
The pricing for the renewed Paytrail will also remain the same as for Checkout.
Differences between the renewed Paytrail and the old Checkout
Below, we will go through the most significant changes regarding the transition from Checkout to the renewed Paytrail.
Available payment methods
As a consequence of the merger, the selection of available payment methods is different.
See the Paytrail website for the list of payment methods included in the service.
Paying
The customers of your online store will now see the Paytrail brand at the checkout, but the payment functionalities will remain the same.
Payment tracking
The details of payments made with the renewed Paytrail integration can be found in the Paytrail merchant panel.
Differences between the new and old Paytrail
After the update, there are two Paytrail services in MyCashflow, the differences of which are explained below:
- The renewed Paytrail supports payment links.
This allows you to create payment transactions in the online store's admin panel that can be paid by using Paytrail's payment functionalities.
- The renewed Paytrail does not support PayPal.
If you want to include PayPal as a payment service in your online store, you can use MyCashflow's direct PayPal integration.
- The renewed Paytrail integration requires SSL encryption.
SSL encryption must be enabled in all the versions where Paytrail is used.
Read more about SSL encryption in MyCashflow online stores ›
- The option to bypass the payment service selection page functions differently.
Before, the Paytrail payment options were shown as a dropdown menu under a single Paytrail payment method. Now, all of the Paytrail payment options appear as separate payment methods at checkout.
Also, the payment options available at checkout are now managed in the Paytrail merchant panel (before it was done in the payment method settings in the MyCashflow admin panel).
Learn more about bypassing the payment service selection page
Remove references to Checkout from the online store's content
If Checkout has been in use with the online store's payment methods, it has automatically been replaced by the renewed Paytrail integration.
However, you should make sure that Checkout is no longer mentioned in the online store's content texts.
- Check the names, descriptions and instructions of payment methods.
- Check content texts, such as terms and conditions and the privacy notice.
- Check payment method banners that may be included in the theme.
- Check the contents of emails and other internal texts in the dictionary (use Checkout as the search term).
Enabling the renewed Paytrail
A new Paytrail integration will gradually be made available for all MyCashflow stores that currently use Paytrail starting from 2 Feb 2022. All MyCashflow stores will be migrated to use the new integration by the end of March 2022.
MyCashflow will send an email notification to your store's admin account once the new Paytrail integration is ready to be installed. When this happens, your store's page will include a new Paytrail (2022) payment method, with your new Paytrail credentials prefilled.
We recommend that you enable the new Paytrail integration as soon as possible after receiving the notification, so that you can configure the payment methods shown at checkout by yourself in a controlled manner.
Do not start the migration process before you receive an email notification from MyCashflow.
Paytrail will send new extranet credentials to the users of the old integration, but installing the new integration in the online store is not possible until it has been enabled by MyCashflow.
Once you have received a notification on the availability of the new Paytrail integration, install it as instructed below:
- Once you're ready to publish the new Paytrail (2022) payment method, use the Show in selected store versions toggle at the top of the method details to set it as visible.
The payment method name will be shown to your customers at checkout, so change it before publishing, if necessary.
