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Learn more about PayPal on paypal.com.
​PayPal is an online payment service that lets shoppers use their PayPal account to make online purchases. Shoppers store their credit or debit cards in their PayPal account, and then use that account to pay online and in-store.
Payment type | Payment flow | Countries | Currencies | Recurring | Refunds | Partial refunds | Multiple partial refunds | Separate captures | Partial captures | Multiple partial captures | Chargebacks |
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Wallets | Direct | International | Multiple |
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Express payment method support
You can configure the PayPal Web Component to use PayPal as an express payment method.
Venmo
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Learn more about Venmo on venmo.com.
We support Venmo payments in our Web Drop-in and Web Component integrations, from
By default, if you and your shopper are both located in the United States, the PayPal Component or Drop-in will show Venmo as a payment option. However, you can disable Venmo through an optional configuration.
Payment type | Payment flow | Countries/regions | Currencies | Recurring | Refunds | Partial refunds | Separate captures | Partial captures | Chargebacks |
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1 Multiple partial captures and partial refunds require additional configuration on our end. Reach out to our Support Team for more integration details.
2 By default, payments are captured immediately after authorisation.
3 All chargebacks are handled directly through Venmo.
Before you choose the integration type
Note that our online payments PayPal solution supports two integration types depending on the channel:
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Web
- Direct payment flow. Recommended for new Web integrations.
- Present a PayPal Smart Payment Button to shoppers in your payment form in all countries/regions and web browsers supported by PayPal.
- From Web Drop-in and Components and later, we support the following Smart Payment Buttons:v 3.7.0
- PayPal payment
- PayPal Credit
- From Web Drop-in and Components and later, we also support:v 5.12.0
- PayPal Pay Later for the following countries/regions: AU, FR, DE, IT, ES, UK and US, with local currencies
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iOS and Android
- Redirect payment flow. Required for mobile integrations.
- Present a PayPal payment button in your Android or iOS app for all countries/regions and mobile browsers supported by PayPal.
We recommend that you use the latest version of the Checkout API for both web and mobile integrations.
PayPal risk data
PayPal requires merchants in specific verticals and marketplaces to provide information about the context of the transaction. PayPal uses this information to reduce the risk of fraudulent transactions. We support sending this risk data in an additionalData.paypalRisk
object.
Ask your PayPal account manager which paypalRisk
fields, if any, you need to send.