Philippines Payments (PayMongo — GCash / Maya / cards)

Create a Philippines payment link in PHP via PayMongo, a leading Filipino payment gateway. Buyer pays with GCash, Maya (PayMaya), credit/debit card, GrabPay, QR Ph, or online banking — restrict with payment_method_types (default ["card","gcash"]; only methods activated on the merchant account work). Returns a hosted checkout URL the buyer opens to pay — payment completes automatically, no confirm step. Amounts in PHP pesos (decimals allowed, e.g. 499.50; minimum ₱20). Bring your own PayMongo sec…

Check whether a Philippines checkout session (created by create_payment_link) has been paid. Fetches the session from PayMongo directly — a reliable pull-based alternative to webhooks. paid=true when a payment with status paid exists (result status PAID; otherwise ACTIVE / EXPIRED).