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title: "Payment tools | Navigating your Helcim account"
slug: "helcim-payment-tools"
description: "Your guide to Helcim's Payment Tools. Learn how to navigate to the Payments section, Virtual Terminal, Invoicing, Recurring Payments, Online Checkout, and Payment Pages."
updated: 2026-07-23T15:58:39Z
published: 2026-07-23T15:58:39Z
canonical: "learn.helcim.com/helcim-payment-tools"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.helcim.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Payment tools

The **Payment Tools** category in the **All Tools** menu of your Helcim dashboard is your central hub for managing all aspects of taking payments.

Let's explore the tools and features available to you.

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## The Payments section

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When you select **Payments** from the [All Tools](/v1/docs/a-tour-of-the-helcim-dashboard#the-“all-tools”-menu) menu, you'll land on a page that provides access to a variety of payment-related functions:

- **Transactions:** View a comprehensive list of [all your transactions](/v1/docs/navigating-your-transaction-history).
- **Batches:** Review and manage your [credit card batches](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/batches-and-settlements) and [bank payment (ACH) batches](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/batches-and-settlements).
- **Pre-authorizations:** Access a list of [pre-authorized](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/credit-card-pre-authorizations-aka-holds) credit card transactions.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/image(179).png)

## Helcim’s Payment tools

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In addition to the Payments section, the Payment Tools category also includes these individual tools:

- [**Virtual Terminal**](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/using-the-helcim-virtual-terminal)**:** Process payments online or over the phone.
- [**Invoicing**](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/using-helcim-invoicing)**:** Create and send professional invoices to your customers.
- [**Recurring Payments**](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/using-helcim-recurring-payments)**:** Set up automated recurring payments for subscriptions or memberships.
- [**Online Checkout**](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/getting-started-with-online-checkout)**:** Create and customize an online store for your customers - all hosted within the Helcim platform.
- [**Payment Pages**](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/using-helcim-payment-pages)**:** Create custom payment pages to collect payments on your existing website, with no programming needed.

![Payment tools](https://cdn.document360.io/4e721329-1a9d-4ef0-8d2f-497e0c1f185a/Images/Documentation/payment-tools(1).png)

## Next steps

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Now that you have a good grasp of the Payment Tools category, here are some next steps to continue learning how to use the Helcim platform:

Discover other Helcim tool categories:

- [Navigating Merchant Tools](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/helcim-merchant-tools)
- [Navigating Back Office Tools](https://learn.helcim.com/docs/helcim-merchant-tools)