{"section":"tutorials","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"what-is-a-payment-gateway","locale":"en","slug":"what-is-a-payment-gateway","path":"docs/en/tutorials/payments/payments-overview/what-is-a-payment-gateway.md","branch":"main","content":"A __gateway__ (also called payment gateway) is a system that transmits the data of purchases made in your store. \n\nIt's responsible for sending this information to acquirers, card brands and [issuing banks](/en/docs/tutorials/what-is-the-issuing-bank) then obtain a response about the continuation of the process or its cancellation. \n\nIn other words, the gateway sends data and receives responses so that you know whether or not a particular purchase should be confirmed.\n\nVTEX platform has its own gateway with [PCI](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/what-is-the-pci-ssc) certification, which means that data on all payments made in your store is protected according to high security standards. \n\nBy activating the [connectors](/en/docs/tutorials/what-is-the-connector) and registering [payment and anti-fraud providers](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/registering-gateway-affiliations), your clients' shopping data can be sent to acquirers or other gateways and thus move on through the approval flow in financial institutions.\n\n### Related articles\n- [What is the issuing bank?](/en/docs/tutorials/what-is-the-issuing-bank)\n- [What is a connector?](/en/docs/tutorials/what-is-the-connector)\n- [Register payment and anti-fraud providers](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/registering-gateway-affiliations)\n- [What is PCI SSC?](https://help.vtex.com/docs/tutorials/what-is-the-pci-ssc)"}