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Cash App Pay

FastSpring supports Cash App as a payment method for buyers in the US.

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FastSpring supports Cash App as a payment method for buyers in the US.

Cash App gives buyers in the US a secure and convenient way to pay using one of their most popular peer-to-peer apps. FastSpring supports Cash App for buyers purchasing in USD from both mobile and desktop.

The sections below explain the prerequisites, buyer experience, refund behavior, and webhook details for Cash App. Select a section or use the TOC on the right to jump ahead.

Prerequisites

Requirements to use Cash App

Customer experience

Desktop and mobile checkout flows

Refunds

How refunds are processed

Webhooks

Cash App webhook payload

FAQs

Answers to common questions

Prerequisites

To use Cash App, the following requirements must be met:

  • Payment must be in USD and the transaction country must be the US.
  • Buyers on desktop web browsers can use any major web browser.
  • Buyers must have the Cash App iOS or Android app installed.

Customer experience

Here's what the FastSpring Cash App checkout experience looks like for buyers.

Desktop experience
  1. The buyer selects Cash App as their payment method during checkout.
  2. FastSpring asks for required personal details. If FastSpring already has the customer's details on file, it creates a session without prompting for them again.
  3. For a valid session, FastSpring displays the Cash App button.
  4. Once the buyer clicks the Cash App button, FastSpring displays a unique QR code with payment details.
  5. The buyer scans the QR code using their Cash App.
  6. On the Cash App, once the buyer clicks Pay and confirms the transaction, the FastSpring checkout automatically updates to show a success message.
Mobile experience
  1. The buyer selects Cash App as their payment method during checkout.
  2. FastSpring asks for required personal details. If FastSpring already has the customer's details on file, it creates a session without prompting for them again.
  3. For a valid session, FastSpring displays the Cash App button.
  4. Once the buyer taps the Cash App button, their Cash App is launched automatically.
  5. On the Cash App, once the buyer taps Pay and confirms the transaction, the FastSpring checkout automatically updates to show a success message.

Refunds and returns

Process refunds and returns the same way you would for any other transaction. FastSpring will automatically return the funds to the customer's Cash App account.

Cash App and the order.completed webhook

FastSpring sends the following details in the order.completed webhook payload for orders successfully completed with Cash App:

"payment": {
  "type": "cashapp"
}

For more on the webhook, see the Successful Orders documentation.

FAQs

Can Cash App be used for subscription purchases?

FastSpring currently supports Cash App for perpetual products and manual recurring purchases. Support for auto-recurring purchases is coming soon.

Is Cash App a real-time payment method?

Yes. Cash App is a real-time payment method and transactions complete within a few seconds.