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| The [[PayPal Virtual Terminal service]] allows merchants with a PayPal business account to process credit cards using a web browser.{{seed}} | The [[PayPal Virtual Terminal service]] allows merchants with a PayPal business account to process credit cards using a web browser.{{seed}} | ||
| One minor disadvantage of this service over other credit card processing services is that you can only post refunds within 60 days of the original transaction; there is no facility to post credit to an arbitrary credit card. However, this should be a very rare necessity, and you can always transfer money to a checking account and refund the money by check. If the customer has a PayPal account, you can also send money that way. | One minor disadvantage of this service over other credit card processing services is that you can only post refunds within 60 days of the original transaction; there is no facility to post credit to an arbitrary credit card. However, this should be a very rare necessity, and you can always transfer money to a checking account and refund the money by check. If the customer has a PayPal account, you can also send money that way. | ||
| − | + | ==Legal== | |
| + | * [[PayPal Commercial Entity Agreement]] | ||
| + | * '''2010-08-10''' [https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&fli=true&content_ID=ua/AmexCAA_full&locale.x=en_US Agreement for American Express® Card Acceptance - American Express-PayPal Service Agent Program] | ||
| ==Return Codes== | ==Return Codes== | ||
| ===[[CVV]]=== | ===[[CVV]]=== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 10 August 2010
business: services: merchant card processing+PayPal: Virtual Terminal
Overview
The PayPal Virtual Terminal service allows merchants with a PayPal business account to process credit cards using a web browser.
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One minor disadvantage of this service over other credit card processing services is that you can only post refunds within 60 days of the original transaction; there is no facility to post credit to an arbitrary credit card. However, this should be a very rare necessity, and you can always transfer money to a checking account and refund the money by check. If the customer has a PayPal account, you can also send money that way.
Legal
- PayPal Commercial Entity Agreement
- 2010-08-10 Agreement for American Express® Card Acceptance - American Express-PayPal Service Agent Program
Return Codes
CVV
| CVV Code | Meaning | Matched Details | 
|---|---|---|
| M | Match | CVV number itself | 
| N | No match | none | 
| P | Not processed | n/a | 
| S | Service not supported | n/a | 
| U | Unavailable | n/a | 
| X | No response | n/a | 
| all others | error | n/a | 
AVS
| AVS Code | Meaning | Matched Details | 
|---|---|---|
| A | Address | Address only (no ZIP) | 
| B | International "A" | Address only (no ZIP) | 
| C | International "N" | None; declined | 
| D | International "X" | Address and Postal Code | 
| E | Not allowed for MOTO (Internet/Phone) transactions | n/a; declined | 
| F | UK-specific "X" | Address and Postal Code | 
| G | Global Unavailable | n/a | 
| I | International Unavailable | n/a | 
| N | No | declined | 
| P | Postal (International "Z") | Postal Code only (no Address) | 
| R | Retry | n/a | 
| S | Service not Supported | n/a | 
| U | Unavailable | n/a | 
| W | Whole Zip | Nine-digit ZIP code (no Address) | 
| X | Exact match | Address and Nine-digit ZIP code | 
| Y | Yes | Address and Five-digit ZIP code | 
| Z | ZIP | Five-digit ZIP code (no Address) | 
| all others | Error | n/a |