# Payment options shown in the mini cart: +1.7% conversion, inconclusive

- Outcome: Flat / inconclusive
- Page type: Cart (Ecommerce)
- Elements: Payment icons, express checkout & BNPL, Cart drawers & slide carts
- Test run by: [Clean Commit](https://liftarchive.com/practitioners/clean-commit/)
- Commentary by: LiftArchive (our analysis, not theirs)
- Original source: https://cleancommit.io/ab-tests/payment-options-added-to-the-mini-cart/
- Page: https://liftarchive.com/test/cleancommit-payment-options-added-to-the-mini-cart/

Listing accepted payment methods and partial-payment options in the mini cart raised conversion rate by 1.7%, which is too small to call. Clean Commit ran this test for an anonymized Shopify store over 19 days. The variant had a 63.8% probability of beating the original.

## Result

**+1.7% conversion, inconclusive**

- Conversion rate: +1.7% (primary metric), with a 63.8% probability to beat the original. Inconclusive.
- Revenue per visitor: +1.3%. Within normal variation.
- Average order value: -0.5%. Flat.
- Desktop leaned positive at +3.8% conversion, while mobile was flat at -0.2%. Neither is a clear result.

## Control

The mini cart showed no information about payment methods.

## Variant

The mini cart listed the store's accepted payment gateways and highlighted partial-payment options. The product page stayed the same.

## Why it likely came out this way (our reading)

- Shoppers at the cart stage may already know they can pay, since the checkout shows payment options anyway.
- Partial-payment options may matter mainly for high-priced items, so the effect could be diluted across all orders.
- Extra content in a small drawer competes with the checkout button for attention.

## Caveats

51,409 visitors over 19 days, with a 63.8% probability to beat the original. Device results are sub-segments and not conclusive.

## How to run this test

- Hypothesis: If we show accepted payment methods and partial-payment options in the mini cart, then conversion rate will rise because shoppers feel more confident about how they can pay.
- Primary metric: Conversion rate
- Guardrail: Average order value
- Guardrail: Checkout start rate
- Guardrail: Mobile conversion rate
- Who should test it: Stores with higher-priced products where pay-later options can ease the decision. For low-priced items, shoppers rarely worry about payment, so expect little change.

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