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Payflow Link User’s Guide 1
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Introduction
IMPORTANT: This document is intended for merchants who do not subscribe to PayPal’s
Fraud Protection Services.
If you currently use Payflow Link and recently added a Fraud Protection
Services package, then you must change your HTML code to send transaction
data to a different Payflow Link URL.
Do not use this document. Instead, use Payflow Link Fraud Protection
Services User’s Guide.
Payflow Link is the fast and easy way to add transaction processing to your Web site. With
Payflow Link, your customers are linked to Order forms on PayPal’s secure Web server where
transactions are processed in real time.
With Payflow Link’s simple “cut and paste” integration, you can be up and running with a
completely automated payment solution in a matter of hours. You can:
z Customize the look and feel of your secure Order forms to match the other pages on your
Web site.
z Automatically send email confirmation to customers.
z Post transaction data “behind-the-scenes” to your Web server.
z Take advantage of security features.
z Use PayPal Manager to generate Payflow Link report and to view transaction reports.
IMPORTANT: PayPal recommends that you use PayPal Manager to verify each order and
the dollar amount of all Payflow Link transactions.
It is your responsibility to protect your passwords and other confidential data
and to implement security safeguards on your Web site and in your
organization, or to ensure that your hosting company or internal Web
operations team is implementing them on your behalf.