Why is the card field not showing for some customers during checkout?

Topic summary

A Shopify store using Stripe for payment processing reports that approximately 40% of customers cannot see the card input field during checkout. The store has been operating for 4 years with over 33,000 fulfilled orders.

Key findings:

  • Console errors appear on the checkout page for affected users
  • Shopify’s Stripe plugin uses version “2019-02-11” despite the current Stripe API being version “2023-08-16”
  • The outdated plugin version may be causing the card field visibility issue

Potential solution:

  • Updating the Stripe plugin to the latest version could resolve the problem

Current status:

  • A Shopify team member has requested additional information (checkout URL or test store) to replicate and investigate the issue
  • Discussion remains open pending further troubleshooting
Summarized with AI on November 11. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

@burakb thank you for bringing this to our attention. Do you have a URL of a checkout where this might have happened or a store where this can be replicated?