PayPal’s Virtual Terminal is a web-based application that allows you access through your PayPal account to accept credit card payments. Virtual Terminal provides your business with the functionality similar to a stand-alone credit or card-processing terminal. Virtual Terminal is ideal for merchants that receive offline orders by phone, fax, mail, or card reader, and want to accept credit or debit cards.
You can use Virtual Terminal on any computer with an internet connection and a web browser. For best performance, use Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape Navigator 7.0, or FireFox 1.0.
Grow your business - Accept orders and process payments for all major credit cards. Extend your reach to customers who prefer not to pay online, including customers who do not have a PayPal account.
Use PayPal as a one-stop payment solution - Process your customers’ orders through a PayPal-hosted online payment form. You do not need a separate merchant account.
Keep costs low - Pay the same low processing rate for all card types.
Processing an order using the Virtual Terminal is a three-step process:
Enter the transaction information on the Enter your order page.
Verify the information and submit the transaction on the Review your order page.
If the transaction is successful, view the transaction details on the Transaction confirmation page.
If Virtual Terminal has been inactive for 10 minutes, you are automatically logged out.