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Case Study · Secure Hosted Checkout

Mountain Trails Replaces Manual Payments With Secure Hosted Checkout

PCI-compliant hosted payment pages on Zoho Billing, with a branded checkout flow, automated processing, and drop-off tracking behind every booking.

ClientMountain Trails
SectorOutdoor adventure and tours
PlatformZoho Billing

Executive summary

Mountain Trails handled payments manually and inconsistently, with no standardized checkout for customers. Sensitive card data was handled internally, which carried high PCI compliance risk and a heavy development burden.

We deployed Zoho Billing, PCI-compliant by default with zero internal card data handling, and built a custom-branded checkout flow with configurable fields, order details, and single or multi-step options. Payment processing, tracking, drop-off monitoring, and recovery now run automatically, which eliminated manual billing and improved conversion.

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The challenge

Manual Payments, Compliance Risk

Payment handling was fragmented and manual, with no standardized checkout experience for customers.

Sensitive card data was handled internally, creating high PCI compliance risk alongside a heavy development burden to maintain it.

The customer experience carried the cost: inconsistent payment steps led to drop-offs and lost conversion on bookings the business had already won.

The solution

Hosted, Branded, Automated

We moved payments onto hosted pages so compliance is handled by default, then branded and automated the flow around them.

  1. 01

    Hosted Payment Pages

    We deployed Zoho Billing, PCI-compliant by default, so no sensitive card data is handled internally.

  2. 02

    Branded Checkout Flow

    We built a custom-branded checkout with configurable fields, order details, and a choice of single or multi-step flows.

  3. 03

    Automated Processing

    We automated payment processing end to end, replacing the manual billing and payment entry the team was doing by hand.

  4. 04

    Tracking and Recovery

    We added payment tracking, drop-off monitoring, and recovery, so abandoned checkouts are followed up rather than lost.

Built onZoho Billing
System architecture

How a Payment Flows

The checkout lives on Zoho Billing's hosted pages, so card data never touches the client's own systems, and every payment writes back into the same billing record.

Branded Checkout EntryConfigurable fields, order details, single or multi-stepZoho Billing Hosted PagePCI-compliant by default, zero internal card handlingAutomated Payment ProcessingBilling and checkout automated end to endTracking and Drop-Off RecoveryAbandoned checkouts monitored and recovered
Dashed = a customer moving through the hosted checkoutHover a stage to trace the flow

Compliance by Default

Built-in PCI compliance reduced legal and technical risk, with no internal handling of sensitive data to maintain.

One Consistent Checkout

A single branded flow replaced inconsistent payment steps, which were causing drop-offs and conversion loss.

A Scalable Foundation

Faster implementation, improved conversion rates, and a payment platform that scales as the business grows.

The impact

The Results

100%of manual payment entry eliminated across billing and checkout
PCIcompliant by default, with zero internal sensitive data handling
1consistent branded checkout replacing fragmented payment steps
0development burden for maintaining card data security internally
Automatedpayment tracking, drop-off monitoring, and recovery
Mobilefriendly hosted pages across every device

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