Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Increase basket size and checkout conversion with Integrated Balance Check
Jack Stewart
Head of Product
When low-income shoppers aren't sure how much is left on their EBT cards, they hesitate. And that uncertainty is hurting many retailers’ checkout conversion and average basket size.
Without knowing how much money they have, customers under-fill their carts. They may switch to another app or a competitor’s website to check their balances. They may even abandon checkout altogether. And, all too often, they don’t return.
That’s why we built Integrated Balance Check. It’s a new Forage feature that helps cost-conscious shoppers fill their carts and check out with confidence by enabling them to securely check their EBT balance at any point in their shopping journey.
Increase basket size, checkout conversion, and order frequency
When shoppers know exactly what they can spend, they buy with confidence—often using their entire available balance.
Retailers who help them check their balance at the right moments see immediate increases in three of the metrics that matter most. Our partners have seen up to:
Higher AOV: ⬆️9%
Improved conversion: ⬆️9%
Increased order frequency: ⬆️37%
How it works
Because it offers aaov better customer experience, Integrated Balance Check is quickly becoming table stakes for enterprise retailers. Here's how it works.
Embed Integrated Balance Check in your app or website (e.g., homepage, product page, cart page, checkout flow).
While shopping, your customer enters their EBT card number and PIN.
Their current balance is displayed in a secure, Forage-hosted flow.
Your customer keeps shopping. No app-switching. No guesswork.
Unlike legacy solutions, Integrated Balance Check is secure by design. Only authenticated cardholders can check a balance. The shopper verifies with their own card number and PIN, and Forage works with you to keep every check gated behind that authentication.
Launch in as little as one week
Integrated Balance Check is available now, with two ways to launch:
Low-code: Add a "Check your EBT balance" CTA at key drop-off points in your funnel. When a shopper taps it, a single API request opens a Forage-hosted balance check screen, then returns them to checkout to complete their purchase.
No-code: Drop in our Hosted Balance Check Widget—no engineering lift required.
Want to know where balance check will have the biggest impact on your app or website? Reach out to Forage for tailored recommendations on how and where to integrate—and start turning balance clarity into higher AOV and conversion.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
Begin accepting SNAP EBT and EBT Cash
Learn how Forage unlocks new revenue streams for merchants of all shapes and sizes.
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Forage is equal opportunity. ©️ 2026 Forage Technology Corporation, Inc.
Forage is equal opportunity. ©️ 2026 Forage Technology Corporation, Inc.
Forage is equal opportunity. ©️ 2026 Forage Technology Corporation, Inc.
Forage is equal opportunity. ©️ 2026 Forage Technology Corporation, Inc.
Forage is equal opportunity. ©️ 2026 Forage Technology Corporation, Inc.
Forage is equal opportunity. ©️ 2026 Forage Technology Corporation, Inc.