What you need to know about Prestashop payment module development?

The payment holds a major importance to a Prestashop store as while making any purchase online customers will want to feel safe and secure. Any Prestashop store follows two categories of payment system on site and offsite payment process. On-site payment refers to the entire payment process done on the same eCommerce page. As a result, the user will not have to leave the page while submitting payments. On the other hand, offsite payment is done in a separate webpage maintained by the payment processing service providers, where the user will be redirected to a separate web page. The Prestashop payment module development services are carried along this line featuring standard encryption technology and hence are safe.

Payment gateways feature both these types of options, with each of the service represented by different methods. In any Prestashop store, there will be default payment method whereby the owner can configure the one that suits him/her. Any payment module incorporates some common form of payment service like credit card payment and it can be customized to suit individual business necessities.

The payment method module handles functions in following ways-


  • It defines the payment method via hook. This hook enable users to define the title and display name for the payment methods. Together, it allows them to integrate various call back functions and define them.
  • It collects the required information on the checkout and administrative payment forms, facilitating the redirection process.
  • Integrate itself to the payment service till the actual process of payments. Apart from that, it checks the payment notifications and interact with the different APIs.
  • It explains menu items to smoothly perform the additional payment transaction operations by facilitating the forms and API integration.


A regular update is necessary in a Prestashop module to keep it on demand with changes in the APIs, Prestashop eCommerce and security pattern.

You must contact an established developer offering Prestashop payment module development services if you want a better payment structure for your Prestashop store.

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