PayPal Payments for WooCommerce
PayPal’s brand recognition helps give customers the confidence to buy. PayPal’s all-in-one checkout solution allows you to offer PayPal, Venmo (US), Pay Later, credit and debit cards, country-specific payment options and more.
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Our all-in-one checkout solution*
PayPal Payments lets you offer PayPal, Venmo (US only), Pay Later options and more — all designed to help you maximize conversion.
PayPal
Help increase conversion by automatically offering PayPal buttons on product pages and at checkout.
Consumers are nearly three times more likely to purchase when you offer PayPal.1
PayPal Pay Later
Let customers pay over time while you get paid up front.
35% increase in cart size with Pay Later offers, when compared to standard PayPal transactions.2
Venmo (US only)
Gain appeal to Venmo customers by letting customers pay for purchases the same way they pay their friends.
Tap into 92 million active Venmo accounts.3
Country-specific payment methods
Offer locally recognized payment methods to help build trust and reach international customers, including Payment Upon Invoice (PUI), a local payment option available only for purchases completed in Germany.
Drive conversion with a fast and simple guest checkout
Speed up checkout by recognizing millions of guest shoppers and allowing them to autofill their checkout details. No store accounts or PayPal user accounts required.
80%
Fastlane users convert at nearly 80%.4
New to PayPal Payments? Add to Store
Existing PayPal Payments user? Update extension to enable Fastlane
Help drive sales with Pay Later
Allow customers to pay in installments while you get paid up front. Turn on Pay Later messaging to automatically present the most relevant Pay Later option as your customers browse, shop, and check out. With repeat customers making up 66% of all US Pay Later transactions 6, it’s no surprise that Pay Later can help attract and retain customers.
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Customers automatically see the most relevant Pay Later offering.Add credit and debit card processing capabilities
PayPal Payments provides two different card processing options on WooCommerce:
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Standard Card ProcessingCard transactions are managed by PayPal in a prebuilt user experience, which simplifies your compliance requirements. Suitable for all business and personal seller accounts. |
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Advanced Card ProcessingGet everything that comes with PayPal’s standard integration, along with the ability to customize the look, feel, and placement of your debit and credit card payment fields. You can also use fraud protection tools to set up your own risk tolerance filters. |
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More reasons it pays to PayPal
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Instant access to fundsAccess card payments, send money or make a payment from your bank account. You’re credited immediately while the payment is processing. Funds settle instantly into your PayPal business account. |
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Fraud DetectionSave time and money by letting PayPal help you handle the risk of fraudulent transactions with our fraud, chargeback, and Seller Protection capabilities (on eligible transactions†). Our AI technology works hard to monitor all of your transactions — so you can focus on what matters most.†Available on eligible purchases. Limits apply. |
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Global compliancePayPal payment solutions help you meet your global compliance standards, such as PCI and PSD2, bringing international markets within reach for your business. Our platform has built-in compliance with two-factor authentication provided by cards (3D Secure). We include automatic updates as security protocols change. |
*For Australian users, the PayPal service is provided by PayPal Australia Pty Limited AFSL 304962. Any information provided is general only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Please read and consider the CFSGPDS (paypal.com.au) before acquiring or using the service. See website for TMD.
1 An online study commissioned by PayPal and conducted by Netfluential in November 2020, involving 1,000 US online shoppers ages 18-39.
2 Globally, Pay Later AOVs are 35%+ higher than standard PayPal AOVs for SMBs. Internal Data Analysis of 68,374 SMB across integrated partners and non integrated partners, November 2022. Data inclusive of PayPal Pay Later product use across 7 markets.
3 PayPal Internal Data – 2023.
4 Based on PayPal internal data from March 15 to April 14, 2024. Applicable to shoppers who used Fastlane’s autofill.
5 Morning Consult – The 15 Most Trusted Brands Globally. March 2021. Morning Consult surveyed over 330,000 consumers across 10 international markets to provide a global view on the current state of consumer trust across brands.
6 Based on PayPal internal data from Jan 2022 – Dec 2022.