hey guys :)

I would like to setup recurring payments for my advertisers, and ouwld like to use paypal. Do they have to use a creditcard for recurring payments /subscriptions? or can it just be setup as a transfer from their own paypal account ( i imagine they would need to be verified users), i ask because in the recurring payment example at paypal it shows a creditcard input page

thanks :)

Okay, I tried it out and it looks like:

Unverified users must have a credit card to use as a backup funding source in order to sign up for a subscription.

Verified users can use a bank account as a backup funding source and should not need to add a credit card.

thanks for looking into it :)

but what about payment method though? in this example
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/dmo/demo_subscr_4-outside

for a subscription, people have to pay by credit card, currently my advertisers just use the "send money" feature by which they draw from their paypal funds without having to input any cc details. Is there an option to sign up for the recurring payment similar to the send money option, just withdrawing from their paypal funds?

thankyou :)

Those look like old screenshots. The signup process will look a little different now.

To set up recurring payments, you should create a Subscription button. You can do this using PayPal's Button Factory if you have a Premier or Business account already set up. Log into your account and click on "Merchant Tools". Click on the "Subscriptions and Recurring Payments" button and you will see the page that walks you through the options for a Subscription button.

You can also create Subscription buttons by hand and set more advanced options. Refer to the manual for more details.

Once you have the button code, you can place that on your website and your users click on it to sign up. Those who already have an account can just log in, and if they are Verified, they can have it pull the funds from balance with their bank account as the backup funding source. If they are Unverified, they must have a credit card on file to use as a backup funding source. All subscriptions payments are pulled from the subscriber's balance first, then from a backup payment source if necessary.

To test buttons and see what your buyers will see when they sign up, I would recommend testing on the PayPal Sandbox at Developer Central (developer.paypal.com).

Originally posted by paypalrb
Refer to the manual for more details.


And since I'm now able to post URLS, here is a link to the manual (https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/xcl/rec/subscr-manual) . :)

All subscriptions payments are pulled from the subscriber's balance first, then from a backup payment source if necessary

that cleared it up for me, thankyou very much :)