# Checkout now defaults to last used payment method for signed-in customers

By Steven Van · 2026-08-21

Checkout now remembers a signed-in customer's last-used payment method and pre-selects it on future purchases.

[**Shopify**](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/shopify>) announced [**Checkout now defaults to last used payment method for signed-in customers**](<https://changelog.shopify.com/posts/checkout-now-defaults-to-last-used-payment-method-for-signed-in-customers>) on August 21, 2026.

## What changed

Checkout now remembers a signed-in customer's last-used payment method and pre-selects it on future purchases. This feature is only enabled for checkout flows where saved payment methods are enabled on D2C and B2B.

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Sources

[Original source](<https://changelog.shopify.com/posts/checkout-now-defaults-to-last-used-payment-method-for-signed-in-customers>)

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