PayPal and Stripe are both tools used to handle online payments.
Funeral Results Marketing recommends using Stripe, which we ourselves use for our e-commerce, as do the majority of our e-commerce clients. You don't have to go through an extra process to set up Amex (or Discover). Also, though PayPal and Stripe charge merchants the same per-transaction processing fees (currently, 2.9% transaction fee, plus $0.30 service fee), Stripe is a marginally a better deal because it doesn’t charge a monthly fee, while PayPal charges $25 per month.
Here is our Stripe Account Registration Guide:
1. Register: https://dashboard.stripe.com/register
2. Activate your account: https://www.dropbox.com/s/38h2ru9ej0u524p/Stripe_ActivateYourAccount.png?dl=0
3. Get your API: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ld1wa3ay2t2ysf6/Stripe_GetYourAPI.png?dl=0
If you wish maintain your PayPal account and apply to accept American Express Cards, you must log into your PayPal Account, select “Profile”, then select “American Express acceptance” under the Seller Preferences tab on the Profile page and agree to the Amex Acceptance Agreement. Please be aware that not all Merchants are eligible for American Express acceptance, as PayPal is prohibited from accepting American Express Card transactions from merchants in certain business categories.
In addition to this Pro/VT Agreement, your transactions will be governed by the terms of the Amex Acceptance Agreement that you agreed to with American Express. To the extent there is any inconsistency between this Pro/VT Agreement and the Amex Acceptance Agreement, the terms of the Amex Acceptance Agreement will control but only with respect to your American Express Card payments and only to the extent of the inconsistency.
Please review the full Pro/VT legal agreement from PayPal here: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/provt-full
1. Register: https://dashboard.stripe.com/register
2. Activate your account: https://www.dropbox.com/s/38h2ru9ej0u524p/Stripe_ActivateYourAccount.png?dl=0
3. Get your API: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ld1wa3ay2t2ysf6/Stripe_GetYourAPI.png?dl=0
If you wish maintain your PayPal account and apply to accept American Express Cards, you must log into your PayPal Account, select “Profile”, then select “American Express acceptance” under the Seller Preferences tab on the Profile page and agree to the Amex Acceptance Agreement. Please be aware that not all Merchants are eligible for American Express acceptance, as PayPal is prohibited from accepting American Express Card transactions from merchants in certain business categories.
In addition to this Pro/VT Agreement, your transactions will be governed by the terms of the Amex Acceptance Agreement that you agreed to with American Express. To the extent there is any inconsistency between this Pro/VT Agreement and the Amex Acceptance Agreement, the terms of the Amex Acceptance Agreement will control but only with respect to your American Express Card payments and only to the extent of the inconsistency.
Please review the full Pro/VT legal agreement from PayPal here: https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ua/provt-full