PayPal

PayPal is a digital wallet that lets customers pay for things online without having to enter card or bank details every time.

More than 400 million people use PayPal. It's especially popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

You don't need to set up a PayPal account to add PayPal as a payment option with Paddle

How it works

Customer chooses PayPal

Turn on PayPal in a couple of clicks in your Paddle dashboard. Paddle automatically presents PayPal as a payment method for customers paying in a supported country and currency.

Customer signs in to PayPal

Paddle Checkout presents a PayPal login screen. Customers sign in to their account, or they can create a new one.

Customer selects payment method

Once logged in, customers choose a saved payment method that they'd like to use to pay. PayPal supports cards, bank accounts, and other payment methods.

Customers can choose to pay with their PayPal balance, but must also select a backup payment method.

Payment complete

If successful, Paddle Checkout shows a success screen or enters your success workflow.

Accept PayPal

1. Go to Paddle > Checkout > Checkout settings.
2. On the General tab, check PayPal.
3. Click Save to apply.

Save PayPal at checkout

You can let customers securely save their PayPal for future purchases.

1. Go to Paddle > Checkout > Checkout settings.
2. On the General tab, Check Allow buyers to opt in to save their payment methods for future purchases.
3. Click Save to apply.

Test PayPal

You can test PayPal using your Paddle sandbox account.

1. Turn on PayPal for your Paddle account.
2. Sign up for a PayPal sandbox account. This is separate from your Paddle sandbox account.
3. Open a checkout and choose PayPal as the payment method.
4. Log in to your PayPal sandbox account and complete purchase.