Is PayPal changing on Prestashop ?

[BlizzardUK]

I use the Express Checkout module by @Kinro for Prestashop but today my sister, who owns the site I help out on, got a phone call from PayPal saying she can upgrade her Prestashop PayPal module for cheaper rates and better security, etc. I don't think she has ever directly mentioned to PayPal she uses PS but I guess they can see from where the transactions come from. At first I was sceptical it was real, but it was an Irish accent (we live in the UK and I think PayPal is in Ireland for the UK) and the phone number seemed to match. 

But what confuses me is we don't use the official module, and how can rates be made cheaper by upgrading the payment module ? We have to speak to them again Tuesday after the bank holiday, but can anyone tell me if there is knowledge of some kind of PayPal upgrade with Prestashop ? 

Thanks for any info.  

[razaro]

There is for some time official PrestaShop Checkout module made with partnering with PayPal 

https://addons.prestashop.com/en/payment-card-wallet/46347-prestashop-checkout-built-with-paypal.html

and more info on  https://www.prestashop.com/en/prestashop-checkout 

https://www.prestashop.com/fr/system/files/filedepot/9/pricing_-_ps_checkout.pdf

 

You can check rates there and compare with ones you currently have. But as you see it is checkout not just payment module and recommendation is to test

on staging/test site. And for call, it is most likely genuine but I would even then be extra careful 

 

[joseantgv]

On 8/26/2022 at 10:27 PM, BlizzardUK said:

I use the Express Checkout module by @Kinro for Prestashop but today my sister, who owns the site I help out on, got a phone call from PayPal saying she can upgrade her Prestashop PayPal module for cheaper rates and better security, etc. I don't think she has ever directly mentioned to PayPal she uses PS but I guess they can see from where the transactions come from. At first I was sceptical it was real, but it was an Irish accent (we live in the UK and I think PayPal is in Ireland for the UK) and the phone number seemed to match. 

But what confuses me is we don't use the official module, and how can rates be made cheaper by upgrading the payment module ? We have to speak to them again Tuesday after the bank holiday, but can anyone tell me if there is knowledge of some kind of PayPal upgrade with Prestashop ? 

Thanks for any info.  

Any update?