# What is a Payment Gateway?

https://www.wisesoft.com.tr/knowledgebase/article/what-is-a-payment-gateway

**What is a Payment Gateway?**
In e-commerce, it is a system that enables consumers to securely access the e-commerce company from the consumer, and from the e-commerce company to the relevant bank or intermediary institution by encrypting important information about the credit card. It is similar to POS machines in physical stores.