Shopify Payments Fundamentals

Get an overview of Shopify Payments, processors, and providers so you can design secure, high‑performing payment solutions on Shopify.

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About this course

Get a practical overview of Shopify Payments so you can design and explain payment solutions with confidence. In this course, you’ll break down the core layers of Shopify Payments, clarify how it differs from third‑party gateways and processors, and learn when to use an integrated versus composable stack. You’ll also touch on payment extensions, security and compliance basics, and how Shopify Payments supports global selling, so you can match merchants with approaches that fit their needs and complexity.

Curriculum

  • Shopify Payments Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Shopify Payments
  • Shopify Payments architecture
  • Payment stacks
  • Gateways and processors
  • Payment extensions
  • Security and compliance
  • Order risk and fraud management
  • Global commerce enablement
  • Course feedback

About this course

Get a practical overview of Shopify Payments so you can design and explain payment solutions with confidence. In this course, you’ll break down the core layers of Shopify Payments, clarify how it differs from third‑party gateways and processors, and learn when to use an integrated versus composable stack. You’ll also touch on payment extensions, security and compliance basics, and how Shopify Payments supports global selling, so you can match merchants with approaches that fit their needs and complexity.

Curriculum

  • Shopify Payments Fundamentals
  • Introduction to Shopify Payments
  • Shopify Payments architecture
  • Payment stacks
  • Gateways and processors
  • Payment extensions
  • Security and compliance
  • Order risk and fraud management
  • Global commerce enablement
  • Course feedback