PAYPAL
PAYMENT
DECLINE
100

True or False: Customer must ensure that the personal information on file are out of date and matches what we have on file before sending payment. 

False: IT MUST BE UP-TO-DATE.
100

True or False: If the payment was declined by the card issuer due to insufficient funds, customer must add money to their PayPal balance.

False: CUSTOMER MUST ADD MONEY ON THEIR BANK ACCOUNT/CARD SINCE THAT IS THE PAYMENT METHOD THAT THEY'RE USING. 

100

If the payment is being declined due to limitation/restrictions on the account, what's your next step?

Transfer to Investigations and Regulatory Team (IR/Limitations Team).

200

Give me at least 2 examples of risk model declines.

Try a different payment method

Add a payment method

Override Attempts

Travelling

200

If the customer calls in about a payment that did not go through, what workflow will you check?

Payment Decline Workflow

200

We can override a payment if the decline is coming from the bank/card issuer. Yes or no? Why?


NO: WE CANNOT OVERRIDE A PAYMENT DECLINE BY THE ISSUER. CUSTOMER MUST CONTACT THEIR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
300

If the payment decline reason shows: Your payment was declined by your bank or card issuer. What should you advise?

Customer must contact his/her financial institution

300

What is the ideal timeframe for the customer to retry a payment after multiple declines?

24 - 72 hours

300

For a payment decline, which KC article would you search for?

TEAM105

HELP419

400

If the customer is trying to make a payment since yesterday (Risk is being detected on the account, VPN, Multiple attempts, geo location and recent updates on the account). What would be the best resolution? 

Resolution: 

  • You can try in a later time (Risk Model talking points) 

  • Reach out to the receiver of the money and try making the transaction outside of PayPal.  

  • Make sure to turn off VPN, check if their travelling outside their city.  

  • Perform override option through PP Decline Workflow (WF) if presented. 

 

400

Give me at least 3 examples of the common reason for payment declines.

Your payment was declined by your bank or card issuer. 

Your card details are outdated. 

Your PayPal account is limited. 

You need to go through a security check. 

You haven’t confirmed the email address associated with PayPal. 

You haven’t confirmed your bank account.

You may be required to confirm your card.

400

If the customer exhaust all available funding sources on their account and the payment still declines, what alternative resolution would you provide?

Customer can try to coordinate with the merchant to process the payment outside PayPal

500

What is a risk decline?

It is a payment declined by the security system.
500

If a payment was declined and override is not available, what talking points can you provide to the customer?

"It looks like we weren't able to override this payment. Our security system can decline payments for a variety of reasons. Although I don't have a specific reason, it's usually for the safety and security of our customers."

500

If there are no declines in Transaction Log, no decline or pimp codes, and your probing questions have determined it is not a risk model issue, what would you tell the customer? 

  1. Use a different browser
  2. Have the customer contact the merchant to see if their website is having issues.
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