Virtual terminals are used to take payment transactions over the telephone. The simplest description of a virtual terminal is that it is the web version of a physical POS (Point of Sale) card machine.
Web-based virtual terminals provide the simplest way to take payments over the phone.
An advantage of a virtual terminal is that they are perfect if you have customers that pay over the phone or if you need to set up recccuring payments.
Over the phone payments, allowing you to process credit and debit card payments easily and securely
The ability to auto-validate card details as you type them
Easy to set up recurring payments for charging customers on a weekly, monthly or annual basis