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## Resource: Introduction

## Article: About Memberships

## Article Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/payments/memberships/introduction.md

## Article Content:

# About Memberships

Memberships enable businesses to accept membership-based payments as an alternative payment method during checkout. Customers can use active memberships issued by external membership providers to purchase goods and services, creating flexible payment options for subscription-based businesses, loyalty programs, and membership organizations.

This section covers:

- **[Memberships Service Plugin](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/payments/memberships/memberships-service-plugin/introduction.md)**: Integrate external membership providers with the Wix eCommerce platform to enable membership-based payment processing.

## See also

- [About Payments](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/payments/introduction.md)
- [About Checkout](https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/e-commerce/purchase-flow/checkout/checkout/introduction.md) 
- [Extend the eCommerce Platform with Service Plugins](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/e-commerce/guides/extend-the-e-commerce-platform-with-service-plugins.md)