Introduction

Payment Channels are PayMongo-hosted solution to accept payments without designing or building a checkout experience yourself. PayMongo handles the UI, payment method selection, error handling, and security — you focus on running your business.

Who this section is for

This section is for both business owners who want to start accepting payments quickly, and developers who want to offload the payment flow from their application. Each channel below targets a different starting point, so you can pick what fits your setup today and switch or combine channels as you grow.

What you will find in this section

You will find PayMongo's low-code and no-code payment channels, when each channel is best used, with references to the relevant setup guides.

Low-code

• Hosted Checkout — A Checkout Session API that you call from your backend. PayMongo returns a hosted URL, your app redirects the customer there, and we handle the rest.

No-code

• Payment Links — Single-use or reusable links you create from the dashboard and send over text message.

• Payment Pages — Reusable, brandable payment pages with persistent URL and QR code.

• E-commerce Plugins — Drop-in integrations for Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and PrestaShop.

• Storefront — Describe the storefront you want and PayMongo generates it, with payments built in.

Picking a Payment Channel

You're not locked in. Many merchants combine channels — for example, a Hosted Checkout integration on their main app, plus Payment Pages for offline customers.