paypal pro confusion

Discussion in 'Payments processing' started by runchman, Oct 29, 2009.

  1. runchman

    runchman aMember Pro Customer

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    Ok maybe I'm an idiot, but I just can't get this straight. On the paypal site it sounds like paypal pro requires PCI compliance, yet on places here it says paypal pro supports recurring billing and stores data on their server (or at least I thought I saw that).

    Could someone spell out in plain english, if I want to use paypal (pro, basic, payflow, super-deluxe, whatever all the varieties are), exactly what my options are?

    I'd love to see a little summary like this that spells it all out:

    paypal basic: no recurring, you store CC, uses plugin paypal_r
    paypal pro: recurring, they store CC, uses plugin xxxx
    payflow: just a gateway, you need separate merchant account

    Seems like this should be easy, maybe I've just got payment gateway/merchant account/paypal/clickbank/worldpay/etc overload !

    - John
  2. alexander

    alexander Administrator Staff Member

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    PayPal website payment standar - supports recurring billing, cc info will be stored and taken in paypal, plugin: paypal_r
    Paypal WebSite Payment PRO - have two payment methods: Express Checkout: supports recurring billing, CC info will be stored and taken on paypal. Direct Payments : supports recurring billing, CC info will be taken on your site and will be stored in paypal. Both methods included in paypal_pro plugin.
    Payflow PRO : suports recurring billing, CC info will be taken and stored in ammeber database. Plugin name - payflow_pro
  3. runchman

    runchman aMember Pro Customer

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    Thanks Alexander.
  4. middlemountain

    middlemountain New Member

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  5. alexander

    alexander Administrator Staff Member

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    Thanks we will do this when new paypal_pro plugin will be included in release.
  6. clee

    clee New Member

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    I have paypal_pro configured and active but see no option in my products to use recurring billing unless I enable paypal_r but now my users see three options in checkout:


    • Checkout with Paypal
    • PayPal
    • Credit Card Payment


    Any suggestions?
  7. alexander

    alexander Administrator Staff Member

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    Contact us in helpdesk and request latest paypal_pro plugin.

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