如何获取Paypal定期付款资料的信用卡详细信息

Question

I am creating a Recurring payment profile using Direct payment(credit card details entered during registration are not stored in database). I want to update/change the bill amount for every bill cycle(because billing is done per user per month).

I am using UpdateRecurringPaymentsProfileDetails API method to change the amount, but the method needs credit card details again(for each time it is called). I am getting the credit card details using GetRecurringPaymentsProfileDetails, but this method just returns the last 4 digits of credit card(and does not return CVV2, but this is not major issue here).

Is there any other option to get the full credit card details(at least credit card number) using Paypal APIs or should I have to store credit card numbers in my database? Any help would be highly appreciated.

Answer 1

It's unlikely that you'll be able to get the full credit card number from PayPal; that's why people use PayPal.

Storing credit card information in your database is a huge liability, and should be avoided if at all possible. Once you start storing that information, your company is responsible for keeping that information secure (and that includes developers). Use another third party component if you must, but don't take on such an enormous liability.

I don't know what company you work for, but that's not a decision that a developer should be making on their own. Entire companies have been shut down for mishandling credit card information. The law around that stuff is extremely murky, and even the smallest mistake can result in massive fines.