{"section":"tutorials","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"difference-between-payment-methods-and-payment-conditions","locale":"en","slug":"difference-between-payment-methods-and-payment-conditions","path":"docs/en/tutorials/payments/payments-overview/difference-between-payment-methods-and-payment-conditions.md","branch":"main","content":"The difference between these two concepts is subtle but fundamental to understanding the actions you need to take to start selling with your VTEX store.\n\n__Payment methods__ are the forms that can be used for the money to exchange hands and, thus, to make purchase and sale relationships viable. VTEX supports various payment methods such as credit and debit cards, bank slips, e-wallets, vouchers and many more.\n\n__Payment conditions__, on the other hand, are the rules that must be followed by a person who wants to buy in your store. In practice, payment conditions are the options that appear on the user's screen at checkout.\n\nAt VTEX, a payment method is only available on your web site after you set it up at [Payments](/en/tutorial/pci-gateway-overview) module, defining the __conditions__ in which payments can be made. In other words, we can understand a payment condition as the payment method which has already been configured.\n\n### Related articles\n- [Payments - Overview](/en/tutorial/pci-gateway-overview)\n- [Configuring payment conditions](/en/docs/tutorials/how-to-configure-payment-conditions)\n- [Register payment and anti-fraud providers](https://help.vtex.com/en/docs/tutorials/registering-gateway-affiliations)"}