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RetentionMay 22, 2026
The checkout moment is a retention waypoint
Retention conversations usually centre on product features and loyalty programmes. But the settlement moment — checkout — is where customers decide whether to return.
Consecutive payment failures are among the strongest predictors of churn, regardless of underlying product quality. Adaptive routing that retries across providers, surfaces local methods, and communicates errors clearly directly impacts lifetime value.
Teams that treat payments as plumbing rather than a retention lever leave revenue stranded mid-journey. Sanismart's orchestration layer gives operators the data and control to optimise this critical waypoint.