A tokenized payment gateway saves customer payment information as a secure, encrypted code called a token. This safely stores the payment information without exposing the customer's credit card number to risk. Tokenized payment gateways are required for situations in which the customer's payment information needs to be saved for later, such as when payment is authorized during pre-order and later captured when tickets become available. Shift4Shop's built-in default payment processor, Shift4 Payments, includes tokenization.