CS-Cart 4.18.4: Major Payment Upgrades to Drive Sales

We are excited to roll out CS-Cart latest version 4.18.4. It comes with some powerful payment improvements. 

PayPal Complete Payments (PPCP) and Authorize.Net receive several crucial upgrades, providing store owners, marketplace operators, and developers with more flexibility, higher conversion rates, and enhanced long-term security.

Let’s dig into what’s new and why these updates matter for CS-Cart users.

PPCP with Support for Apple Pay and Google Pay

While shoppers crave for fast, mobile-friendly checkout, we improved our PayPal Complete Payments integration.

From now, the payment method supports Apple Pay and Google Pay, which are two of the fastest-growing digital wallets in the eCommerce industry.

The upgrade ensures:

• Faster checkouts across different devices (either desktop or mobile).
• Better conversion rates thanks to reduced friction.
• A smoother UX with tools shoppers already know and trust.
• Support for some local payment providers. 

These improvements are available both for single-store owners and multi-vendor marketplaces. For marketplaces, Apple Pay and Google Pay don’t support situations where products from multiple sellers are in the cart (in these cases, these payment options won’t appear). However, PPCP continues to automatically split funds between any single seller and the marketplace, eliminating the need for manual payouts.

Authorize.Net Updated to the Latest Requirements

We upgraded Authorize.Net integration. With version 4.18.4, we decided to move toAuthorize.Net API, the recommended solution by Visa-owned Authorize.Net. Customers leave their credit card information at your checkout page, but it doesn’t get saved by the store—instead it goes directly to Authorize.Net to process the payment. 

Please note, our earlier Authorize.Net integration is now marked as [Deprecated]. However, it is still available unless disabled by the payment provider.

The upgrade ensures:

• Improved reliability and compliance with the latest payment processing requirements.
• Continued support for your existing setup, if you choose not to switch immediately.

To use the new integration, simply create a new payment method in your admin panel. Your old one will still work, but for full access to the newest features, we recommend upgrading.

Why These Upgrades Matter

For store owners, these payment enhancements make it easier to offer a modern, trusted checkout experience boosting conversions and reducing cart abandonment.

For marketplace owners, PPCP with Apple Pay and Google Pay adds flexibility while maintaining automatic fund splitting across multiple sellers. The new Authorize.Net integration offers a more secure and compliant path forward.

Combined, these updates help business owners stay ahead of payment trends and build trust with their customers.

As always, we’re rolling out update packages in limited batches for the first couple of weeks. If you don’t see an update in your Upgrade Center, please check again later. Also, make sure your upgrade subscription is active.