Developer's Guide

Website Payments Pro Developer’s Guide 9
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Website Payments Pro Overview
With Website Payments Pro, you get the payment processing capabilities of a merchant
account and gateway – plus much more. It is an all-in-one payment solution that includes:
z Direct Payment. Direct Payment enables you to accept credit card payments directly
on your website. PayPal remains invisible, so you control the customer experience.
z PayPal Express Checkout. PayPal Express Checkout allows PayPal account holders
to check out fast with saved information, and enables you to gain incremental sales
from PayPal’s growing base of users.
How Website Payments Pro Works
Figure 1.1, “ High-Level View”, is an example of a standard checkout process.
Website Payments Pro has the flexibility to work with your unique checkout process,
whether it is one page or has multiple steps.
FIGURE 1.1 High-Level View