payment gateways

Online checkout intermediaries

Payment gateways are services that process credit card and other electronic payments for online transactions.

They act as intermediaries between a merchant's website and financial institutions, securely transmitting transaction data for authorization: The store integrated three different payment gateways to accept international orders.

Major examples include Stripe, PayPal, and Square.

digital walletsVirtual payment storage
e-commerceInternet-based buying and selling
PayPalOnline money transfer platform
StripeDigital payment infrastructure company
tokenizationConverting input into discrete units

mobile apps · contactless payments · two-factor authentication · fintech · webhooks · mobile payments · biometric verification · transaction · online shopping · checkout page · one-click buy · online marketplaces · end-to-end encryption · secure checkout · credit card · consumer protection laws · middleware · blockchain

Opposites

transaction enablement vs. transaction obstruction

payment gatewayschargebacks

Disputed payment returns

intermediary vs. direct parties

payment gatewaysbanks

Financial institutions or riversides

end consumers · merchants · cardholders

digital/automated vs. manual/physical payment processing

payment gatewayscash registers

Store payment-processing machines

cash transactions · cash on delivery · barter · money orders

Family

payment, gateway

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G