PayPal

PayPal is the most popular online wallet in the world, with over 400 million active users, of which 113 million are based in Europe.

How it works

Key information


Available country codes	`Global`
Supported merchant locations	`European Economic Area (EEA)`, `United Kingdom`, `Switzerland`
Supported currencies	`Global`
API method name	`paypal`
Supported API	Payments API , Orders API
Minimum transaction amount	Wallet balance, credit/debit cards, or bank accounts: No limit For HUF, TWD - cents not allowed. Set the cent amount to 00. Buy now, pay later: Pay in 4 (US): USD 30.00 (which eligible US consumers can use to pay in four, interest-free payments) Pay Monthly (US): USD 199.00 (which eligible US consumers can use to pay in 3, 6,12 or 24 monthly installments) Pay in 3 (UK): GBP 30.00 (which eligible UK consumers can use to pay in three, interest-free payments) PayPal Credit (UK): GBP 99.00 (which eligible UK consumers can use to pay interest free within the first 4 months) Pay in 4 (FR): EUR 30.00 (which eligible French consumers can use to pay in four, interest-free payments) Pay in 4 (AU): AUD 30.00 (which eligible Australian consumers can use to pay in four, interest-free payments) Pay Monthly (DE): EUR 99.00 (which eligible German consumers can use to pay in 3, 6,12 or 24 monthly installments) Pay in 30 (DE): EUR 1.00 (which eligible German consumers can use to pay within 30 days of purchase) Pay in 3 (ES): EUR 30.00 (which eligible Spanish consumers can use to pay in three, interest-free payments) Pay in 3 (IT): EUR 30.00 (which eligible Italian consumers can use to pay in three, interest-free payments)
Maximum transaction amount	Wallet balance, credit/debit cards, or bank accounts: Maximum subject to wallet balance, card limits or bank account balance (whichever is applicable). Buy now, pay later: Pay in 4 (US): USD 1,500.00 (which eligible US consumers can use to pay in four, interest-free payments) Pay Monthly (US): 10,000.00 (which eligible US consumers can use to pay in 3, 6,12 or 24 monthly installments) Pay in 3 (UK): GBP 2,000.00 (which eligible UK consumers can use to pay in three, interest-free payments) PayPal Credit (UK): none (which eligible UK consumers can use to pay interest free within the first 4 months) Pay in 4 (FR): EUR 2,000.00 (which consumers from France can use to pay in four, interest-free payments) Pay in 4 (AU): AUD 2,000.00 (which eligible Australian consumers can use to pay in four, interest-free payments) Pay Monthly (DE): EUR 5000.00 (which eligible German consumers can use to pay in 3, 6,12 or 24 monthly installments) Pay in 30 (DE): EUR 1,000.00 (which eligible German consumers can use to pay within 30 days of purchase) Pay in 3 (ES): EUR 2,00.00 (which eligible Spanish consumers can use to pay in three, interest-free payments) Pay in 3 (IT): EUR 2,000.00 (which eligible Italian consumers can use to pay in three, interest-free payments)
Session timeout	73 hours
Supported operations	Auto-Capture Partial captures Multiple partial captures Full refunds Partial refunds Multiple Partial refunds
Refund validity	180 days
Recurring	Yes
First Payment Method	Yes. Can be used as first payment Method for Recurring Payments .
Chargeback risk	Yes - between Paypal and customer.
Chargeback period	Within 8 weeks. If this period is over, the customer can choose to do an unauthorized Direct debit report with the bank within 13 months of payment.
Resource pack	Available here