How do I block duplicate payments in Virtual Terminal?

To ensure you don't receive duplicate payments, you should assign a unique Invoice ID to every payment. Then, implement the Block accidental payments setting.

Here's how:

  1. Go to Preferences for receiving payments.
  2. Ensure the option Yes, block multiple payments per invoice ID is selected.

How do I enter and process transactions in Virtual Terminal?

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