An interesting and attractive merchant account and gateway solution recently offered by PayPal:
“Get the payment-processing capabilities of a merchant account and gateway – plus much more. Website Payments Pro is:
- Complete. You don’t need a separate merchant account and gateway.
- Customizable. Control your checkout from start to finish, and easily integrate PayPal with your order-management system and shopping cart.
- Low-cost. For affordable rates with no hidden fees, accept all major credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers, and PayPal payments.“
From Business Wire:
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2005--PayPal today announced PayPal Website Payments Pro, a new product suite for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Website Payments Pro features three new functions: Express Checkout, Direct Payment API and Virtual Terminal. With these functions, merchants can offer shoppers more choice in how they pay for items -- with their PayPal accounts, their credit cards, or by phone, fax or mail -- all through PayPal, a single provider.
Express Checkout helps buyers with PayPal accounts pay for items in just three clicks on a merchant's website. The buyer initiates and approves PayPal payment earlier in the checkout process, and shipping and billing information is sent immediately from PayPal to the merchant website.
For buyers who don't have PayPal accounts, Direct Payment API lets merchants accept credit card transactions just as they would with traditional merchant accounts. The buyers simply enter their credit card details directly on the merchant website. Payments are processed through the PayPal system on the back end, and PayPal remains invisible to the buyers.
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