Welcome to the PayPal Business Setup Center.

With your PayPal Business Account, you can accept payments online and through mobile. Use this page to find out how to set up your business account and start using a payment solution for your business.

Setup Help: 1-855-477-5682Don’t have a PayPal Business Account? Sign up now.

Setup
Online Payments
Invoicing
In Person Payments
Marketplaces
Lending
Support

Make sure your account is ready to accept payments.

Follow these setup steps to get seller ready.

Confirm Your Email

If you haven’t already, confirm your email address to start accepting payments.

Provide Your Business Name

Confirm your business name to appear on your customers’ credit card or bank statement.

Access Your Funds

Link your bank account to your PayPal Business account to transfer funds in 1-3 days. For faster access, move your money in minutes with Instant Transfer¹, or request the PayPal Business Debit Mastercard®.²

Login and click the account setup tab to get started now.

¹Transfers typically occur in minutes and vary by bank. Fees apply.
²The PayPal Business Debit Mastercard is issued by The Bancorp Bank, pursuant to a license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Mastercard is a registered trademark, and the circles design is a trademark of Mastercard International Incorporated. The Bancorp Bank: Member FDIC. Card may be used everywhere Mastercard is accepted.

Getting Paid Online

Choose from any of the following PayPal products to accept payments on your website.

Call for setup help: 1-855-477-5682

Recommended if you want to add PayPal, Venmo, and PayPal Credit¹ to your site with our new Smart Payment Buttons^TM. Plus, you have the option to accept cards if you don’t already.

Smart Payment Buttons^TM present shoppers with the most relevant ways to pay which is designed to improve your checkout conversion.

One integration for all payment options. Developer suggested.

PayPal hosts the checkout pages.

Watch video on how it's done

Learn how to setup PayPal Checkout

Recommended if you want a fast and easy way to start accepting cards and PayPal.

Simply copy and paste a piece of code to your website to add a payment button.

PayPal hosts the checkout pages.

Watch video on how it's done

Create a payment button Learn more about PayPal Payments Standard

Recommended if you want a fully customized solution to accept cards and PayPal.

Host and design your checkout pages.

Development required to integrate our APIs or SDK.

Apply now to add PayPal Payments Pro to your account Learn how to setup PayPal Payments Pro

Invoicing with PayPal

Whether your customers prefer to pay with cards, PayPal or PayPal Credit¹, you can accept it all in no time with our customizable and professional invoices.

¹ Subject to consumer credit approval.

Set Up Invoicing:

What your customers see.

1. Log into your business account and select ‘Create Invoice.’2. Customize the invoice form by filling out your details.3. Click send and the invoice is delivered to your customer’s email inbox right away. 4. Your customer can pay you online using their credit or debit card, or PayPal. They don’t need a PayPal account to pay you.

Watch video to see how it's done

Create an invoice

Other Key Features:

Invoice Template
To create an invoice template for your business, click the ‘Save’ drop-down menu at the top of you invoice, choose ‘Save as Template’ and give your template a unique name for you to use next time. For more about PayPal’s invoicing features, click here.

PayPal Business App
Download the new PayPal Business app to create and send invoices on the go. Just log in, select ‘Create an invoice’ and fill out your item details. You can also manage account activity and send payment reminders whenever you need to. For more about the PayPal Business app, click here.

Create a personalized PayPal.Me link for your business.

To accept one-off PayPal payments, create a personalized link for your business, e.g. PayPal.Me/PetersonPhoto. Share it with your customers on your website, emails and social channels and you can get paid quickly. Account required for sender and recipient.

Learn more about PayPal.Me

Getting Paid in Person

Wherever your business goes, your sales can go too. Accept credit and debit cards in a chip, swipe or tap with the PayPal Here card reader and app.

Sign Up for PayPal Here:

Watch this video to learn more on how to accept credit cards on-the-go with PayPal Here.

Sign up for PayPal Here

If you haven’t already, add PayPal Here to your business account.

Apply now

Download the PayPal Here point-of-sale app

Download the PayPal Here app on your compatible iOS or Android device.

Download the app

Get a credit card reader

Purchase a card reader through the PayPal Here app or at our PayPal Store.

Shop now

Getting Paid on Marketplaces and More

PayPal is built into many online platforms and marketplaces, giving you more ways to sell your products.

Finding more ways to sell

PayPal is built into literally thousands of solutions including event ticketing, digital marketing platforms, video streaming apps, niche marketplaces for customers looking for just your product and specialty fundraising platforms. Search our Partner Directory to find a solution that suits your business.

PayPal Solution Providers Directory

Growing Your Business

Scale your business with solutions from PayPal.

Options to help you drive sales and fund your business.

Encourage more sales by letting your customers know that they can pay for purchases over time with PayPal Credit.^1,2 Place our free banners on your website to let your customers know they can access PayPal Credit when they pay with PayPal.

Choose your banners Learn more about PayPal Credit

A PayPal Working Capital business loan is based primarily on your PayPal account history so there’s no credit check or personal guarantee required. To apply for PayPal Working Capital, your business must have a PayPal Business or Premier account for at least 90 days and process a minimum of $15,000 (or for Premier accounts $20,000) within those 90 days or within any time period less than or equal to 12 months.³

Learn more about PayPal Working Capital

¹PayPal Credit is subject to consumer credit approval.

²42% of PayPal Credit users would not have made their most recent purchase if PayPal Credit wasn't offered according to an online study commissioned by PayPal and conducted by Logica Research in November 2018 involving 2,000 U.S. consumers, half were PayPal Credit users and half were non-PayPal Credit users.

³PayPal Working Capital is subject to credit approval, as determined by the lender, WebBank, Member FDIC. To apply for PayPal Working Capital, your business must have a PayPal Business or Premier account for at least 90 days and process a minimum of $15,000 (or for Premier accounts $20,000) within those 90 days or within any time period less than or equal to 12 months. PayPal sales include processing on PayPal Express Checkout, PayPal Payments Standard, PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Here, and invoices paid online with PayPal online invoicing.

PayPal Help Center

Visit the PayPal Help Center for account and product information plus access to PayPal customer service and community help.

Additional Support and Resources

Manage your account – Log in to view transactions, withdraw funds, access the Resolution Center and more.
Resolution Center – Issue refunds or fees or respond to a customer chargeback.

Business Resource Center – Get all types of tips on managing and growing your business with PayPal.
Developer Center – Access integration guides for all merchant solutions, set up apps and credentials for live testing and set up sandbox test accounts.
Merchant Technical Support – Contact PayPal Merchant Technical Support (MTS) team to help you integrate PayPal on your website and answer all your technical questions.

Log into your PayPal Business Account to start accepting payments.

Set up Payments