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Table Of Contents
- Virtual Terminal User’s Guide
- Preface
- Getting Started with Virtual Terminal
- Security Features
- Setting Up Your Account Before Using Virtual Terminal
- Performing Transactions Using Virtual Terminal
- Performing Secondary Tasks Using Existing Transactions
- Withdrawing Funds
- Virtual TerminalResponse Codes and Messages
- Canceling or Reactivating Your Virtual Terminal Service
- Index
Virtual Terminal User’s Guide 7
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Getting Started with Virtual
Terminal
What is Virtual Terminal
PayPal’s Virtual Terminal is a web-based application that allows you access through your
PayPal account to accept credit card payments. It provides your business with the functionality
similar to a stand-alone credit card-processing terminal. Virtual Terminal is ideal for
merchants that receive orders by phone, fax, card reader, or by mail and want to accept credit
cards.
You can use Virtual Terminal on any computer with an internet connection and a web browser.
NOTE: For best performance, use Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape Navigator 7.0, or FireFox
1.0.
Features and Benefits
Here are the features and benefits of Virtual Terminal:
z Grow your business - Accept orders and process payments for major credit cards. Extend
your reach to customers who prefer not to pay online, including customers who do not have
a PayPal account.
z Use PayPal as a one-stop payment solution - Process your customers’ orders through a
PayPal-hosted online payment form. You do not need a separate merchant account.
z Keep costs low - Pay the same low processing rate for all card types.
NOTE: PayPal’s Seller Protection Policy does not apply to transactions processed using Virtual
Terminal.