Integration Guide

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Introducing Direct Payment
Direct Payment lets buyers who do not have a PayPal account use their credit cards without
leaving your website. PayPal processes the payment in the background.
 The Direct Payment User Experience
 User Interface Recommendations for Direct Payment Checkout
The Direct Payment User Experience
Direct Payment enables buyers to pay by credit or debit card during your checkout flow. You
have complete control over the experience; however, you must consider PCI compliance.
When buyers choose to pay with a credit or debit card, they enter their card number and other
information on your website. After they confirm their order and click Pay, you complete the
order in the background by invoking the DoDirectPayment API operation. Buyers never
leave your site. Although PayPal processes the order, buyers aren’t aware of PayPal’s
involvement; PayPal will not even appear on the buyer’s credit card statement for the
transaction.
The following diagram shows a typical Direct Payment flow:
The numbers in the diagram correspond to the following implementation steps:
1. On your checkout pages, you need to collect the following information from a buyer to be
used in the DoDirectPayment request:
– Amount of the transaction
– Credit card type
– Credit card number
– Credit card expiration date