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POHow do I charge someone a variable amount every 2 months without storing CVV code?
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  1. POHow do I charge someone a variable amount every 2 months without storing CVV code?
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    copied!<p>We have a physical product that is shipped every 2, 3, or 4 months depending upon customer preference. In between shipments the user may elect to modify their choices.</p> <p>Before anyone suggests it - I'm pretty sure a recurring billing system (such as Paypal) is not suited to our needs. For two reasons a system like Paypal's does not seem to be ideal .</p> <ul> <li>They only let you do monthly, quarterly, annually. Not every 2 or 3 months. [<a href="https://cms.paypal.com/cms_content/US/en_US/files/developer/PP_PayflowPro_RecurringBilling_Guide.pdf" rel="noreferrer">Paypal API document here</a>]</li> <li>We want the customer to be able to 'ship now' if they want their products early or later than the normal schedule.</li> <li>Since its a physical product we cant split it to be a prorated monthly amount.</li> </ul> <p>I think therefore we will have to rebill using the same mechanism as we do when the initial order is created - with the CC numebr and CVV2 code. But obviously we cant store the CVV2 code for PCI compliance!!</p> <p>I recently came across <a href="http://www.braintreepaymentsolutions.com/" rel="noreferrer">'BrainTrees' payment services</a> - which allow you to create an initial transaction and retrieve a 'token' that represents that credit card number. That token is safe to store because it is useless to a thief. It helps minimize the work needed for PCI compliance. </p> <p>I'm completely fine using BrainTree's solution. It seems to be perfect for what we need - yet it leaves me confused about Paypal's offering. How would I achieve what i am trying to do with any system other than BrainTree without having to store the CVV2 code ?</p>
 

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