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Boosted by soatok@furry.engineer ("Soatok Dreamseeker"):
Sominemo@collar.place wrote:

The way Shopify is tricking users into saving their payment info is very deceptive.

1. It is enabled by default

A very debatable decision to save payment info by default.

2. Masking it as a legalese paragraph

Stripe at least uses a noticeable checkmark. Many users learned to read what the checkmarks say and remove them.

Shopify has an identical feature, but instead it is a paragraph with a small "Not now" hyperlink to fight this behavior. Doesn't even register as part of the form.

A screenshot collage comparing Stripe to Shopify. Stripe: a form field, after which there is a separated block with a checkbox with label "Save my info for a secure 1-click checkout. Pay faster on StructureArt and thousands of sites". Shopify: a paragraph after the payment method form "Save my information for a faster checkout. By paying, you agree to create a Shop account subject to Shop's Terms and Privacy Policy" with blue text "Not now" in front of it, which is a button.