With cached results
You changed the promotion a while ago, but the cart still shows the old one until the next refresh.
Implementation models
Two paths. Same result.
Already have a promotions engine? Payloot works either way. Pick your situation and we'll show you what it looks like.
Path 1
Connect your engine
You already run a robust corporate engine. Payloot connects through a REST API to orchestrate your promotions across every channel, without touching your existing rules.
- Your rules stay in your engine.
- Payloot takes them to web, app and point of sale.
- Best if you already run an established corporate engine.
Your channelsWeb, app and point of sale
PaylootOrchestrates and surfaces every promotion
Your promotions engineCalculates with your existing rules
Path 2
Payloot as your engine
No rules engine of your own? Set up all your logic in the Payloot console and let our cloud handle 100% of the transaction load.
- All your rules live in the Payloot console.
- Payloot provides the infrastructure.
- Best if you don't have an engine, or want to stop maintaining one.
Your channelsWeb, app and point of sale
Payloot consoleWhere you set up every rule
Payloot cloudHandles every calculation
Which one is yours?
Both paths give your customers the same result. What changes is where the rules live, who runs each calculation and what work comes first.
| Aspect | Connect your engine | Payloot as your engine |
|---|---|---|
| Where the rules live | In your current engine | In the Payloot console |
| Who runs each calculation | Your engine, orchestrated by Payloot | The Payloot cloud |
| Infrastructure | Your engine has to handle every real-time request | Provided by Payloot; cost varies with your volume |
| Caching | Optional, through professional services, to protect your engine | Not needed |
| Upfront work | Map the fields your engine needs | Set up your promotions in Payloot |
| Promotion types | All, except card BIN and installment-plan promotions | All, except card BIN and installment-plan promotions |
| Messaging in catalog, product page, cart, checkout and order | Yes | Yes |
| Single store, franchises and multi-brand | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Companies with an established corporate engine | Companies without an engine, or ready to stop maintaining one |
Why card BIN and installment-plan promotions are excluded
Interest-free installment plans, common in Mexico as meses sin intereses, are a payment method handled by your payment gateway. And for security, card BINs aren't used inside the platform.
What happens behind every cart.
The journey is the same on both paths. The only difference is who runs the calculation in step 3.
- Your customer adds products
On the web, in the app or at the point of sale.
- The channel queries Payloot
With the cart and customer data.
- Payloot evaluates the rules in effect
The ones live right now, with no cached results.
- It returns the benefit and the message
What your customer should see in the catalog, cart or at checkout.
- If the order changes, it recalculates
Even after payment. See recalculation
- It records loyalty and referrals
As independent transactions.
No stale results.
Payloot doesn't serve cached results. Every cart is evaluated against the rules in effect at that moment, so customers always see the real promotion.
If you connect your own engine, every request reaches it. If it isn't built for that volume, our team can design a caching layer to protect it, without compromising cart accuracy.
With Payloot
The cart shows the promotion that's live now, because it's evaluated on the spot against today's rules.
What you need to get started.
What's worth having ready on each path before the first technical meeting.
Connect your engine
- Your engine's REST API, available.
- A map of the fields your engine needs to respond.
- Infrastructure that can handle real-time requests, or a caching layer.
Payloot as your engine
- Catalog and customers connected to Payloot.
- Your promotions set up in the console.
Not sure which path fits? Let's talk about your operation.
We'll look at how you sell today and which path makes sense for you.