Features & Functionality - 3.5 Payment Methods

Question 1

Describe PayPals Integration.

Answer 1

• PayPal is a very popular means of payment.
• Magento is tightly integrated and offers this functionality out of the box.
• Included is:
• PayPal Payment Advanced (PCI compliant), Pro and Standard
• PayPal Payflow Pro and Link (PCI compliant

Question 2

List all native payment options

Answer 2

• PayPal
• BrainTree
• Authorize.net
• Cybersource (EE-only)
• eWAY (EE-only)
• Worldpay (EE-only)
• Check / Money Order
• Allows the order to be placed with no other payment information. Customer is emailed details usually as to where to send the check. Order is held until check is received.
• Cash on Delivery
• Shipping carrier receives payment from the customer at the time of delivery.
• http://docs.magento.com/m2/ee/user_guide/payment/cashon-delivery.html
• Bank Transfer
• Accepts bank account information for a wire transfer. Expect this to bring some challenges with security.
• Purchase Order
• Similar to Check / Money Order except that it allows a PO Number to be entered.
• Zero Subtotal Checkout
• Allows a $0 order to be placed. With a no-dollar-amount order, no payment information is necessary.

Question 3

Describe Braintree.

Answer 3

• Reduces PCI compliance scope for merchants. Credit card details are encrypted and sent directly to Braintree instead of traveling through merchant servers.
• http://docs.magento.com/m2/ee/user_guide/payment/braintree.html

Question 4

List third-party payments.

Answer 4

• PayPal
• Braintree
• Authorize.net
• Cybersource (EE only)
• eWAY (EE only)
• Worldpay (EE only)

Question 5

Describe Reward points

Answer 5

• The capability to reward customers with points good toward future merchandise purchases.
• This is configured in a Shopping Cart Price rule in the Actions tab: Add Reward Points.

Question 6

What payment types are available in Magento 2 Enterprise

Edition? Are all the same payment types available in Magento 2 Community Edition?

Answer 6

• PayPal
• BrainTree
• Authorize.net
• Cybersource (EE-only)
• eWAY (EE-only)
• Worldpay (EE-only)
• Check / Money Order
• Cash on Delivery
• Bank Transfer
• Purchase Order
• Zero Subtotal Checkout

Question 7

Does Magento 2 save credit card numbers in the database when the Authorize.net payment method is used?

Answer 7

No.

Question 8

For which product types can the Magento 2 Recurring Profile be enabled?

Answer 8

Recurring Profile is no longer present in Magento 2.

Question 9

Where can the PayPal Express payment method be used on a Magento 2 site (on which pages)?

Answer 9

• Product pages (checkout with this product)
• Shopping cart page (express checkout)
• Checkout page

Question 10

What is the difference between the Authorize Only and Authorize and Capture payment actions?

Answer 10

• This determines what happens when an order is placed. By default, funds are captured with creating an invoice.
• Authorize only ensures that the card is valid and that there are available funds.
• Authorize and capture performs the above action as well as initiating the funds transfer.