PayPal Payments Standard

- Take PayPal and credit cards on your website
- Set-up usually in minutes
- Accept mobile payments
- Send invoices online
- Better security and simplified compliance

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PayPal is trusted by millions of users around the world.

Trusted worldwide

PayPal is trusted by millions of users around the world.

Hassle-free checkout

With Standard, PayPal handles the complete checkout experience on our secured site, taking care of your PCI compliance.

Grows with you

When it's time for your own customized eCommerce experience, PayPal is ready to take you there with PayPal Payments Pro.

payment processors

2.9% + $0.30
per domestic transaction


No set-up fees. No monthly fees or termination fees. No hidden fees.

More about fees


Need a customized checkout experience?

Learn about PayPal Payments Pro

What's included in Standard?

  • Accept PayPal paymentsIncluded
  • Accept Visa, Mastercard and American ExpressIncluded
  • Accept payments in 25 currencies from 202 countriesIncluded
  • Create email invoicesIncluded
  • Detailed transactions dashboardIncluded
  • Optimized mobile checkout experienceIncluded
  • Simplified PCI complianceIncluded
  • Keep customers on your site through checkoutPro
  • Customizable checkout experiencePro

What do my customers see?

Step 1:
Customers choose your products.

Customers shop on your site and add items they like to your cart. You give them product options, like size and color, and show them the tax and shipping costs.

Step 2:
They view their cart and check out.

When they're happy with the selections in their cart, your customers proceed to checkout.

Step 3:
They review their details.

They are taken to PayPal’s secure site to review their order details. To pay with PayPal, they log into their PayPal account. If they prefer to pay by credit card, they fill out the payment form. Your customers see a summary of their order to review billing and shipping information.

Step 4:
They return to your site.

After they confirm the payment, your customers are sent back to your site. You choose where they go, perhaps to a thank you page or back to your home page.

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Detailed order management.

For every sale, funds are transferred into your PayPal account usually in minutes. You get detailed transaction history, monthly statements and downloadable logs. We also offer tools to manage sales tax and shipping costs.

Looking for a fully customized checkout?

Learn about PayPal Payments Pro

“PayPal’s ease-of-use is a must for us. We simply can’t afford to use a payment method our users don’t trust”

Roger Hardy, Clearly Contacts CEO

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to get my money?

Usually just a few minutes when customers pay with their PayPal account or credit card.

What is PCI Compliance and do I have to worry about it?

Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards are minimum requirements for protecting your customers' payment card information. Adopted by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, PCI compliance is required for all merchants that store, transmit, or process payment card information. Traditionally this creates a lot of work for businesses looking to sell online.

PayPal Payments Standard takes your customers to a PayPal hosted checkout page to relieve you of the burden of protecting their financial data. It also works with the most popular shopping carts. See our shopping cart partners

What are PayPal’s fees?

There are no monthly fees or any hidden fees with PayPal Payments Standard. You pay a simple, flat merchant fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per domestic transaction. Only pay when you make a sale. Learn about fees

Can I do this myself or do I need a partner?

Getting started with PayPal Payments Standard is easy with no serious programming required. You can set up your PayPal button in about 15 minutes. It involves little more than copying and pasting a few lines of HTML onto your site. For additional help, we have step-by-step instructions that can help you. Learn about setup

PayPal Payments Standard is already pre-integrated with many e-commerce providers, gateways or shopping carts. You will find a list of our parters in the Partner Directory.

Need help with PayPal Payments Standard?


Need help with selecting and setting up the right payment services?
1-866-787-2693

Find a list of partners who can help you get your business online today with simple solutions that are pre-integrated with PayPal.
Go to the Partner Directory

Need help with an existing PayPal Business account?
1-888-221-1161

Open your account and start selling today.

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