Integration Guide

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Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Adding Your Credit Card Statement Name
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z For business accounts, the business name that you specified when you signed up for your
account.
The value you specified is converted to all upper-case letters, spaces are removed, the result is
truncated to eleven characters. The result is stored in your account profile as your Credit Card
Statement Name
The default value for your Credit Card Statement Name may be difficult for payers to
understand. To reduce chargebacks and payer confusion, replace the default Credit Card
Statement Name with one that accurately reflects your business or legal name.
To specify your Credit Card Statement Name:
1. Log in to your PayPal account at
https://www.paypal.com.
The My Account Overview page appears.
2. Click the Profile subtab.
The Profile Summary page appears.
3. In the Selling Preferences column, click the Payment Receiving Preferences link.
The Payment Receiving Preferences page appears.
4. Scroll down the page to the Credit Card Statement Name section, as shown below.
FIGURE 7.31 Specifying Your Credit Card Statement Name
5. Change the following settings:
TABLE 7.3 Shipping Method Settings
Setting Action
Credit Card Statement
Name
Enter up to 11 characters and spaces. Do not include special
characters, such as “&,” “#”, or “_”. The value is converted to all
capital letters and might be truncated by some credit card processors.