Study Guide

Table Of Contents
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Contents
Chapter 1 Online Payment Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Online Selling Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Payment Processing Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Individuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Processes and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How Online Payment Processing Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Payment Processing Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Payment Processing Settlement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
What to Look for in an Online Payment Processing Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PayPal’s Payment Processing Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Review Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 2 Internet Security and Fraud Prevention . . . . . . . . . . .23
Why Every Business Should Be Concerned About Internet Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Liability for Internet Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Internet Fraud: What It Is and How It Happens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Who Is at Risk for Online Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Reducing Exposure to Fraud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
What Banks and Card Associations Are Doing to Prevent Online Credit Card Fraud . . . . 28
What PayPal Is Doing to Protect Your Business Against Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
How to Reduce Chargebacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Disclosure and Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Disclosure Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
PCI Data Security Standard Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Additional Resources About Disclosure and Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
PayPal Fraud Protection Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Detailed Service Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
PayPal Fraud Protection Services Upgrade Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Review Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37