> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# About Payment Gateway

> Accept payments using Razorpay Payment Gateway. Discover its advantages, when to use it and the various integration types.

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  <span style={{fontWeight:600}}>Available in</span>
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A Payment Gateway creates a secure pathway between a customer and the business to facilitate payments securely. It involves the authentication of both parties from the banks involved. You can accept payments from customers on your website and mobile apps using the Razorpay Payment Gateway as a business owner.

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    Below are the advantages of integrating with Razorpay Payment Gateway.

    * **Onboarding**: Integrate Razorpay Payment Gateway on your native-built website using Standard Checkout. You can also explore Razorpay plugins for various platforms such as **WooCommerce** and **Shopify**.

    * **Success Rate**: Achieve a higher success rate by using **multiple connections** to route a transaction. Razorpay also provides **downtime updates**, suggests the **next best payment option** at the point of payment failure on checkout and more.

    * **Refunds**: Razorpay retries failed API refunds smartly based on the **error code** received from the bank.

    * **Scalability and Availability**: Razorpay systems can handle a load of **800 transaction requests per second** without deterioration. They also provide downtime updates via email, status page and Dashboard.

    * **Settlements Reconciliation**: Use settlement reconciliation to keep **track** of all the transactions such as payments, refunds, transfers, and adjustments settled to you for a particular day or month.

    * **Coverage**: Razorpay supports **Cards**.
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## When to Use a Payment Gateway

You should consider integrating with a payment gateway if you have a **website** or a **mobile app**.

<Note>
  **Do Not Have a Website or Mobile App?**

  You can still accept payments by using other Razorpay products such as [Payment Links](/docs/us/payments/payment-links).
</Note>

## Standard Checkout

With Standard Checkout integration, you can:

* Customise the **Pay** button to fit your business needs using JavaScript-based method.
* Offer additional functions to automatically open and close the Checkout.

Know more about [Standard Checkout](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/web-integration/standard).

If you prefer not to use a Payment Gateway, explore other [Razorpay Products](/docs/us/payments#accept-payments) that align with your business needs.

## Integrate Payment Gateway - Web, Mobile, Ecommerce Plugins

Razorpay offers a wide range of integrations as given below:

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        * [Razorpay Standard Checkout](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/web-integration/standard)
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        * [Shopify Integration](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/ecommerce-plugins/shopify-razorpay-secure)
        * [WooCommerce Integration](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/ecommerce-plugins/woocommerce)
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        * [Android SDK](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/android-integration/standard)
        * [iOS SDK](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/ios-integration/standard)
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### Related Information

* [How Payment Gateway works](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/how-it-works)
* [Features](/docs/us/payments/payment-gateway/features)