# Additional capabilities {#en_Gate_Additional_capabilities .concept}

Articles about additional capabilities of Gate for boosting payment acceptance rates, customer convenience, and the quality of the provided services.

This section provides the information about various capabilities that can be implemented upon the merchant request for improving the provided service.

## Monitoring payment processing {#section_cvs_fgd_stb .section}

The information about the capability of getting up-to-date information about particular payments processedvia the Gate API—[Checking current payment information](en_Gate_payment_status_request.md#).

## Boosting payment acceptance rates {#section_frq_sfd_stb .section}

The information about the capabilities that can be used for ensuring high acceptance rates:

-   [Cascade payment processing](en_gate_cascading.md#)—about the capability of making additional purchase processing attempts \(when relevant\).
-   [Processing purchases with partial authorisation](en_gate_partial_approval.md)—about the capability of processing purchases with the payment amount partially approved by the issuer.
-   [Checking payment method availability](en_gate_available_methods.md)—about the capability of getting payment method availability information for processing a payment.

## Using payment data {#section_zzs_ghd_stb .section}

The information about the capabilities of saving and using customer payment data, with the use of arbitrarily assigned identifiers \([Saving payment data](en_gate_saved_data.md)\) and standardised tokens \([Using tokens](en_Gate_Token.md)\), network tokens \([Using Mastercard and Visa network tokens](en_gate_tokens.md)\), and the information about the capability of migrating payment data to the platform \([Migrating information about COF purchases and payment card tokens](en_gate_data_migration.md#)\).

## Supporting specific scenarios {#section_qbd_yhd_stb .section}

The information about the capabilities of using the Gate API in specific casesrelevant for different industries, types of business, and other situations:

-   [MO/TO payment processing](en_Gate_moto.md)—about the capability of processing purchases with the use of the customer's payment data received via email, phone, or other communication channels.
-   [Cardholder name verification](en_gate_cardholder_name_verification.md)—about the capability of matching the spelling of the cardholder's name against the one held by the card issuer.
-   [Using Mastercard MoneySend and Visa Direct services](en_gate_money_transfer_services.md#)—about the capability of transferring funds between customers and merchants via the Mastercard MoneySend and Visa Direct services.
-   [Debt repayment](en_Gate_debt_repayments.md)—about the capability of processing payments for accepting loan and credit repayments.
-   [Using addendum with airline tickets data](en_gate_addendum.md#)—about the capability of using the extended set of parameters \(*financial detail addendum*\) when processing air travel payments.
-   [Specifying extended purchase data for subsequent merchant use](en_gate_additional_data.md#)—about the capability of passing relevant purchase information to be used by merchants at their discretion.

## Informing customers {#section_fqq_mmd_stb .section}


The information about the capabilities that can be used for informing customers:

-   [Using dynamic merchant descriptor](en_gate_descriptor.md)—about the capability of providing customers with information about merchants via issuer services.
-   [Sending notifications to customers](en_gate_receipts.md#)—about the capability of informing customers about payment processing and related events via email notifications.

-   **[Checking current payment information](en_Gate_payment_status_request.md#)**  
An article about the capability of obtaining via Gate up-to-date information about specific payments regardless of the interface that was used to initiate them.
-   **[Cascade payment processing](en_gate_cascading.md#)**  
An article about the capability of making additional attempts to process a payment via Gate.
-   **[Checking payment method availability](en_gate_available_methods.md)**  
An article about the capability of obtaining via Gate payment method availability information for processing a specific payment.
-   **[Processing purchases with partial authorisation](en_gate_partial_approval.md)**  
An article about the capability of processing purchases via Gate with the payment amount partially approved by the issuer.
-   **[Saving payment data](en_gate_saved_data.md)**  
An article about the capability of saving and using customer payment data for payment processing via Gate, with the use of arbitrarily assigned identifiers.
-   **[Using tokens](en_Gate_Token.md)**  
An article about the capability of saving and using customer payment data for payment processing via Gate, with the use of standardized internal tokens.
-   **[Using Mastercard and Visa network tokens](en_gate_tokens.md)**  
An article about the capability of saving and using customer payment data for payment processing via Gate, with the use of Mastercard and Visa network tokens.
-   **[Migrating information about COF purchases and payment card tokens](en_gate_data_migration.md#)**  
An article about the capability of migrating information about recurring purchases and payment card tokens from other acquirers to the Ecommpay platform.
-   **[MO/TO payment processing](en_Gate_moto.md)**  
An article about the capability of processing via Gate purchases with the use of the customer's payment data received through email, phone, or other communication channels.
-   **[Cardholder name verification](en_gate_cardholder_name_verification.md)**  
An article about the capability of matching the spelling of the cardholder's name against the one held by the card issuer during payment processing via Gate.
-   **[Using Mastercard MoneySend and Visa Direct services](en_gate_money_transfer_services.md#)**  
An article about the capability of transferring funds between customers and merchants via the Mastercard MoneySend and Visa Direct services.
-   **[Debt repayment](en_Gate_debt_repayments.md)**  
An article about the capability of processing loan repayments via Gate.
-   **[Using addendum with airline tickets data](en_gate_addendum.md#)**  
An article about the capability of using the extended set of parameters \(financial detail addendum\) when processing air travel payments via Gate.
-   **[Specifying extended purchase data for subsequent merchant use](en_gate_additional_data.md#)**  
An article about the capability of capturing relevant purchase information via Gate for internal merchant use.
-   **[Using optional parameters for payments processing](en_Gate_extra_params.md)**  
An article about the capability of using additional parameters that are relevant to merchants and cannot be found in the the Gate API.
-   **[Using dynamic merchant descriptor](en_gate_descriptor.md)**  
An article about the capability of providing customers with information about merchants via issuer services.
-   **[Sending notifications to customers](en_gate_receipts.md#)**  
An article about the capability of informing customers about payment processing and related events via email notifications.

**Parent topic:**[Gate](en_Gate_Integration_About.md)