is now offering upgraded services to offer a payment gateway which known as PayPal Website Payments Pro. This service allow transactions to take place on the merchant's ecommercesite for credit card payments using the Direct Payment API feature, or in three clicks for buyers who decide to pay directly from their PayPal accounts using the Express Checkout Feature. In effect, with this system PayPal is not only serving as the payment gateway but the credit card processor as well.

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.

Website Payments Pro also includes Virtual Terminal, a new feature that supports phone, fax and mail orders by providing merchants with an online interface to manually enter credit card transactions through the PayPal system.

Store2Go.net is proud to offer you PayPal Website Payments Pro to use on your ecommerce store. Simply follow the following steps to accept PayPal Website Payments Pro today!

Step 1: Set Up a Verified PayPal Business Account

Customers who don't have an existing PayPal account, go to PayPal and click the "Sign Up Today" link. Follow the instructions on the PayPal site to set up a Business Account.

Customers who already have a Personal or Premier account, go to PayPal and click the "Sign Up Today" link. Follow the "Upgrade your account" link to upgrade to a Business account. If you haven't already, add a bank account to become a Verified member. Follow the instructions on the PayPal site. This process may take 2-3 business days.

Step 2: Apply for Website Payments Pro

1. Login to your PayPal account and
• If you have a U.S. PayPal account, click the "Merchant Services" tab.
• If you have a non-U.S. PayPal account, click the "Merchant Tools" tab.
2. Click the Website Payments Pro link and follow the instructions to submit your applocation.
3. Approval takes up to 10 working days.
4. For non-U.S. account, your Website Payments Pro activities can be accessed via PayPal Manager at https://manager.paypal.com.

Step 3: Setup your Store2Go.net account to accept Website Payments Pro

For U.S. PayPal Pro account:

1. Log in to your PayPal account and click the Profile tab.
2. Click the API Access link under the Account Information column.
3. Click the Request API Credential link and obtain your API Signature.
4. Login to your Store2Go.net control panel and go to the "Payment Options" page.
5. Enter the API Username, API Password and API Signature in the fields provided.

For non-U.S. PayPal Pro account:

1. Log in to your PayPal Manager account and click the Account Administration tab.
2. Click the Add User link under the Manage Users column.
3. Create a new user with predefined role set to FULL_TRANSACTIONS.
4. Login to your Store2Go.net control panel and go to the "Payment Options" page.
5. Enter the Partner, Vendor, User and Password, of user you have just create, into the fields provided.

Step 4: Test Transactions

Set the Transaction Type to "Test" and you can now perform test transactions. For U.S. PayPal Pro account, you are required to set up a Sandbox account at PayPal Developer Center for testing. To test Direct Payment, use the credit card numbers below or use an actual card details (not money will be taken in Test transactions):

• VISA - Card Number: 4147706547894046, CCV2: 962, Expiry Date: next month 2008
• MasterCard - Card Number: 5105105105105100, CCV2: 567, Expiry Date: next month 2008

Note that for non-U.S. PayPal Pro account, PayPal Manager only record LIVE transactions.

About PayPal

Founded in 1998, PayPal, an eBay company, enables any individual or business with an email address to send and receive payments online securely, easily and quickly. PayPal's service builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards and uses one of the world's most advanced proprietary fraud prevention systems to create a safe, global, real-time payment solution. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.