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PayPal is an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet.

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Starting an online e-commerce business [closed]

I was asked by a friend from Singapore to setup an online e-commerce website. I am new to e-commerce. Based on what I've read, in order to process credit card payment, I will need a merchant account ...
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How to add something crawlable to JavaScript links in order to satisfy Google Lighthouse

I'm doing some Google lighthouse analysis on my site and the tool is complaining about our "add to cart" links. We use a pre-fab PayPal cart system called Vibracart, which is great but is ...
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Paypal account for a second shop so that the payment always appears in the name of the store the client is shopping in

I have one online store, let's say, AAA store with a PayPal gateway. Now i want to open another store, BBB store, with the same account (if possible, but it's not my main concern). Of course, for the ...
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How can I disable the PayPal Credit button?

The checkout area of my site includes an iframe that contains a PayPal button. Recently, PayPal seems to have automatically added a "Credit" button to this iframe. I don't want two buttons, I just ...
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necessity of collecting SSN's for 1099's (re Affiliate programs) [closed]

first post here, and hopefully I'm posting to the correct Stackexchange (if I'm posting in the wrong place, let me know!) My question is basically this: I have an idea for a web service that would ...
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Embedding a Paypal Form in the website

I've created this great looking paypal donate template for the charity I work for, using PayPal's tools: But it I can't seem to embedd it into a website. Instead I'm given the code to make this ...
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PayPal redirect issue on Wix Platform [closed]

I am creating a website for the charity that I work for (which has a very limited budget, and we therefore are making use of me (a social worker who happens to be okay at some computer stuff) and a ...
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Creating a custom PayPal donate form like this example

Looking to create a custom PayPal donate form like the one at https://www.battlefields.org/help-save-battlefields. On the PayPal site with the wizard for the donate button it doesn't allow more than 3 ...
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Paypal alternatives for personal site donations "adult friendly" [closed]

Paypal has a policy against having using them if your site has any adult content. I'm wondering if there are any services that work similar to paypal, but that don't mind some adult content, or being ...
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Web hosted payment form service recommendation, for card processing

I'm accepting credit cards on my website, using PayPal's "hosted" solution (an IFRAME that collects the credit card information, PayPal calls this "PayFlow"). I chose PayPal because they were a brand ...
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How to move money with Paypal from user to client as 3rd party?

Actually we have clients that offer a service for users. Some of them charge money for their services. We want to integrate Paypal, so that the users can buy the service from the customer and the ...
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Get a Paypal report automatically each month

Instead of each week / each month having to log in, go to either the new interface (that I find less handy to export data) or the old interface "Download History": then choose dates, select format (e....
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Are PayPal merchant accounts linked to a domain name such that changing our web address will cause payment problems?

Is a PayPal merchant account linked to a domain name? I have a project where an established website is going to be changing their domain name. Will PayPal checkout continue to work on the website ...
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Changing amounts on Authorize.NET/Paypal recurring payments

I'm writing a system that will bill people a certain recurring amount per month/quarter/year. During that period, the customer may earn credits against his next bill. The approach I'm considering is ...
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How to detect conversions in a configuration with a simple Paypal Buy button?

I have a simple flow with a Paypal button: Website example.com ===> Paypal interface ===> Payment success page [simple Paypal BUY button] example....
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Can I use Paypal without server side programming and show a code once the transaction is completed? [closed]

I'm trying to set up a system whereby a user clicks a button, is taken to PayPal and receives a code once they've paid. I know that there are ways to do this using PHP (which I'm not familiar with). I'...
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Get email addresses of customers that didn't complete Paypal checkout [closed]

As a webmaster of a small shop with only one product and a simple Paypal button: is it possible to get informations, from Paypal, about the potential customers who clicked on "Buy" but didn't proceed ...
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Customer's financials compromised - they think it was my site [closed]

Sorry for the title, this is a confusing problem and I wasn't sure how to make the title succinct. The background: I have a client's website which sell products. The purchasing is all done through ...
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Setting PayPal payments so that they only go through once approved

I am thinking of using PayPal standard so that users can pay for membership on a client's website. However I would like it so that, they user can submit their payment details on PayPal but then for ...
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Paypal: mixing digital & physical items in select form button

Okay, I am working on a publishing site, and want users to select paperback or digital from the button dropdown "Add to Cart" button. So far, so good—I've managed that just fine. But of course the ...
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Google Analytics is not tracking our social media conversions properly because our Paypal payment gateway

I'm trying to track what transactions are coming from social media advertising campaigns, however due to the set up of our existing site (Magento) which goes through a Paypal gateway. All transactions ...
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Paypal pending vs completed status

I am busy implementing Paypal into a site that offers users the ability to subscribe to digital content. From what I have read, the payment status returned using Paypal's IPN will typically be Pending ...
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How to change the appearance of Paypal buttons (like Feedly does)?

I need to integrate a simple PayPal payment option on my website. It's for a single product (1 year of subscriber-only features on the site), or the option to purchase that product on an annually ...
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Payment gateways for Europe (Netherlands)?

I've just realized all Paypal payment gateways are not available in Europe. Only Website payment standard is working, but it is not a gateway, I cannot include the payment process into my website. I ...
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what is the simplest online payment gateway? other than paypal

Or maybe paypal is the most useful of them all.?? to be integrated in asp.net c#
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Is PayPal (Website Payments Standard) appropriate for invoicing?

Here's what I want to accomplish: Agent sends email invoice to client containing payment link. Client clicks link, is brought to a site (ours or a payment processor's), and presented with a payment ...
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Will I receive a payment data transfer from PayPal each time a payment is processed for a subscription?

I have searched PayPal, Google, and Bing for details regarding Payment Data Transfer (PDT) and subscriptions, without result. My question is, For each recurrence of a subscription payment will I ...
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Paypal payment method not listed at checkout after enabling Paypal in Magento configuration

I've setup Paypal in Configuration > Sales > Paypal a thousand times, but still not getting the Paypal option listed in the Payment methods on the Checkout process. And yes, I have filled out all the ...
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How to integrate Paypal Direct Payment (i.e. Paypal Pro) with custom shopping cart application?

I've written a basic shopping cart application that is fully functional except for the payment process. I have decided to use PayPal Direct Payment, or "PayPal Pro," but am unsure of how to integrate ...
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Accept Credit Cards / PayPal on Website for Delayed Processing

I'm trying to setup a basic system on my site to accept credit cards for delayed processing. What I will be doing is collecting a bunch of orders/credit cards for a group of people, then after a ...
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Paypal Subscriptions - Getting users to continue to success/failure URLs

I have a private, paid-user-only service and I'm using Paypal Subscriptions as my payment gateway. It has been properly set-up (or I believe it has) with custom URLs defined for successful payments or ...
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ACTION MAY BE REQUIRED: PayPal service upgrades for merchants

I recently received an email from PayPal asking us to upgrade SSL. Discontinue use of the VeriSign G2 Root Certificate. In accordance with industry standards, PayPal will no longer accept ...
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Paypal Automatic Billing API

Paypal offer Automatic Billing Buttons which allow regular billing for different amounts. After a couple of hours googling I cannot find how to access this functionality using the API, so that it can ...
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Handling paypal disputes on ecoommerce website

I am planning a specialized ecommerce website where users can buy and sell digital content. The site will take a 5% fee per purchase, and then allow the seller to request a withdrawal once a seller ...
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Selling site - How to transfer PayPal subscribers?

I have a website that has hundreds of active PayPal subscribers, and I am putting it out on the market. I have found out that it is not possible to transfer subscribers from one account to another. It ...
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Google Analytics ecommerce tracking referral issue with paypal payment gateway

I having a problem on ecommerce tracking. The current shopping flow: User clicked the ads from social media -facebook and directed to our site. User make order on our site. User make payment:- a. ...
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Payment from Paypal but no order in Magento 1.6.2

I just found a very strange problem and wondered if anyone has seen the same, or maybe knows a fix for this? We have paperwork for an order payment received through paypal, but the order doesn't ...
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Changing Language of PayPal payment gateway

I am creating a German version of a web store that is built in OpenCart. I have everything translated from English to German, although I just need to switch the PayPal payment gateway to a German ...
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Do I need any special permission to have a form that requests a credit card number? Just request, not storing in a database

I'm using PayPal REST API to make calls using credit card numbers. So I have a form that requests credit card number to the users of the site. I could sell or use those credit card numbers that people ...
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How do I troubleshoot users having issues paying on my site with Paypal [closed]

We are using Express Checkout for taking payments on a site. It seems like the site was working fine in sandbox testing and in production for some time. We have, however, received word that a user ...
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How do I generate a PayPal payment/donation page without using the PayPal button?

I want to ask people to donate to my website. Right now, I have a big, friendly "Donate via PayPal" button on my site, and when someone clicks on it, it takes them to PayPal, and they can enter the ...
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Changing displayed price based on visitor location?

I run an online web app which at the moment I charge for in GBP. I'm expanding to the US and Europe and am looking for the best way to change the displayed price based on where the visitor is located....
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Possible to send one payment to multiple Paypal accounts?

I have a client who wants to setup a Paypal Buy it Now button on his small e-commerce store. The customer is able to say: "I want to make a payment of $20 and I want this percentage to go toward this ...
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JVZoo: Pay Now / Checkout button

I just want to know if it is possible to use JVZoo as a payment processor on my website (like PayPal, 2checkout, etc.) Or is it just for affiliate based sales creation?
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Simplest way to lock down a beta web site but allow paypal payments

Perhaps a strange question, but I have a website that's not ready for production use online in order to test paypal payments. I had locked down the site using a .htaccess file however this also ...
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PayPal Basic vs PayPal Pro and credit card security

This link provides a comparison between PayPal Basic and PayPal Pro plans. To me basic PayPal is ideal but I need to be able to transfer funds between two PayPal accounts and for that I have to ...
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PayPal buy now button to charge different amount depending on the country the user is from

Customers to my website who are from the USA need to pay more P&P then UK customers. How do I make a PayPal button which charges a different amount depending on the country the user is from?
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Magento: When paying with Paypal, shipping cost is charged twice

I'm using Magento 1.4.2. When I'm paying for an order with Paypal, the total is calculated alright but then Paypal charges twice for the shipment. I'm not using any custom modules. Any idea why ...
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Paypal - specify limited or indefinite subscription service

I'm creating a paypal check-out form for a subscription service. Paypal allows me to specify the "reacurring times" of the subscription with the "srt" option: https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=...
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is a merchant account a requirment for a website to take payments

I have had a quick look but couldn't see anything related. Basically, if we were to accept payments for events on our website, via paypal (essentially a Buy it now! button), as a business, do we need ...