Payment methods define how your storefront handles payments. Your storefront may offer multiple payment methods or just one.
A Payment method consists of two parts: an eligibility checker and a handler
This is an optional part which can be useful in certain situations where you want to limit a payment method based on things like:
Since these requirements are particular to your business needs, Vendure does not provide any built-in checkers, but your developers can create one to suit your requirements.
The payment handler contains the actual logic for processing a payment. Again, since there are many ways to handle payments, Vendure only provides a "dummy handler" by default and it is up to your developers to create integrations.
Payment handlers can be created which enable payment via: