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title: Payments
slug: commerce-connect-14/docs/r9jv-payments
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:52.317Z
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Optimizely Commerce Connect payments include payment types, payment gateways, and payment methods.

- **Payment type –** The properties for a particular payment type. For example, a credit card payment type contains credit card number, card expiration date, and card type. Commerce Connect provides the following payment types by default:
  - Payment by phone
  - Exchange payment
  - Credit card payment
  - Other Payment

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You can [add additional payment providers](docId:9LdmGdWgw_fONYhHQyFGe) in Commerce Connect.
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- **Payment gateway –** An interface for payment processing. The payment gateway receives the payment type and executes the payment transaction with the payment system (such as PayPal). Each payment gateway has one payment type.
- **Payment method –** Information about the way the customer views a payment option and has a payment gateway associated with it.

You can provide customers on the website with multiple payment options. You can customize and apply payment methods for specific [markets](docId:7f2h3T_5adtf4eDwYPVsv).

Go to **Administration** > **Payments**. The overview lists existing payments by language (a payment has to be assigned to a language that is valid for the website).

![CustomizedCommerce\_Payments.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/Sj77wXwP4EfCWuZu9Z8xX-20260720-150108.png)

## Create and edit a payment

1. Go to **Administration** > **Payments**.
2. Click **Create** to add a new payment, or select **More Options** > **Edit** to modify an existing one.
3. Enter values in the **Details** tab as described below. Click **Save** when done:
   - **Name –** The payment name as displayed to the user.
   - **System Keyword –** A unique name for each gateway instance; non-unique keywords do not save to the database. You cannot edit the keyword later.
   - **Description –** A description displayed to the user.
   - **Sort Order –** A number to order the payment method in the list of payment.
   - **Language –** A language for the payment gateway.
   - **Class Name –** The gateway class name associated with the payment.
   - **Payment Class –** The gateway payment name associated with the payment.
   - **IsActive –** The setting to activate or deactivate the payment method.
   - **IsDefault –** The setting to make this payment method the default.
   - **Supports Recurring –** Select **Yes** to support recurring payment, such as a subscription.
   - **Restricted Shipping Methods –** Excluded shipping methods for the payment.
4. Go to the **Parameters** tab and click **Add Parameter**. Click **Save**.
5. Go to the **Markets** tab and select the [markets](docId:7f2h3T_5adtf4eDwYPVsv) that can use the payment method. Click **Save**. See [Markets](docId:53_6sjpwK3qJRyBrwUM03).

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**Note**

A payment only appears in the list of available payments when you have assigned it to the market, a valid market language, and a valid site language.
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## Delete payment methods

Go to **More Options** > **Delete** on the Payments page to delete a payment. Click **OK** to confirm. You can also delete multiple payments by selecting the payments, clicking **Delete Selected**, and clicking **OK** to confirm.