Study Guide
Table Of Contents
- PayPal Certified Developer Program Study Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Online Payment Processing
- Internet Security and Fraud Prevention
- Why Every Business Should Be Concerned About Internet Fraud
- Liability for Internet Fraud
- Internet Fraud: What It Is and How It Happens
- Who Is at Risk for Online Fraud
- Reducing Exposure to Fraud
- What Banks and Card Associations Are Doing to Prevent Online Credit Card Fraud
- What PayPal Is Doing to Protect Your Business Against Fraud
- Disclosure and Compliance
- PayPal Fraud Protection Services
- Review Questions
- Getting Started With Account Setup
- API Credentials
- Name-Value Pair (NVP) API
- Express Checkout
- Direct Payment API
- Transactions
- Sandbox Testing
- Answers to Review Questions
- General Reference Information
- Glossary
- Index
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3
Getting Started With Account
Setup
In this chapter, you will learn about:
z Steps for getting started with PayPal payment processing solutions
z Enrolling with PayPal services
z The PayPal Sandbox including how to get access to the Sandbox
Basic Steps for Getting Started
In three steps, you can acquire everything you need to begin accepting online purchases.
1. Choose payment processing services.
– Website Payments Pro
– Website Payments Standard
–Payflow Pro
–Payflow Link
– Email Payments
– Virtual Terminal
2. Set up an internet merchant account, if you don’t already have one.
All online businesses need to operate with an internet merchant account, primarily for
depositing and refunding online payments. Website Payments Pro and Standard feature an
integrated internet merchant account and gateway to make it quick and easy for you to
begin doing business online.
If you register for either Payflow Pro or Payflow Link and already have an internet
merchant account, PayPal will provide you the option to apply for an internet merchant
account with PayPal’s preferred merchant account provider.
To set up an internet merchant account, go to:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-
bin/webscr?cmd=_registration-run. Have the following information available:
– Account/business owner's name, address, and email
– Business name and address
– Customer service information
Allow up to three to five business days to complete the setup and approval.