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Pay automatically with PayPal
Pay automatically with PayPal
Updated over a week ago

Why should you pay with PayPal?

PayPal is the fast, convenient and secure way to pay online. You can use PayPal to send money both domestically and internationally.

PayPal stands out from other payment methods because of the following reasons:

  • Fast transfers to other PayPal users: Transfers direct from one PayPal account to another are almost always instant.

  • Security: PayPal monitors all transactions for fraud, uses industry-standard encryption and has many dispute resolution options. PayPal is also considered as a safe method of payment, when you send a payment using PayPal, the recipient won't receive sensitive financial information like your credit card or bank account number.

  • Worldwide network: PayPal is available in more than 200 countries around the world, you can use it to pay around the world without the hassle of converting currency (it supports 20+ currencies)

Especially, when compared to bank transfer, PayPal seems to hold advantages of its speed, convenience and diversity in options.

Choosing to pay your affiliates with PayPal will be easy for both you and your team, the affiliate only needs to provide their PayPal email address in order to receive the commissions.

Why should you pay automatically with PayPal?

PayPal integration is an easy way to save time and make your affiliate campaign automated. Once you integrate with PayPal inside the app, there’s no need to process the payment outside the application manually, just a few clicks in the app and the affiliate will get their payment automatically. It saves the effort of your team while still being secured thanks to the authentication step which is required to process the transaction.

Requirement:

In order to connect your PayPal account, the following conditions must be met:

  • A PayPal business account (which has been verified)

  • Make sure Payouts is enabled in your PayPal Business account

Setup steps

Step 1: Enable your PayPal Payout

Visit your PayPal developer portal and click Dashboard to visit your Developer account:

On My account, make sure you have your Payouts API enabled:

To get this verified, you need to contact PayPal for the process (it can take from hours to days). PayPal will email you notifying that they are reviewing your request. Once you've been accepted you'll see a green check mark signifying that the API is live.

Step 2: Create app

In My App & Credentials, select Live mode (do NOT use Sandbox mode):

Click Create app and enter the app's name (UpPromote Affiliate marketing for example) then click Create App:

Next, the Client ID and Secret will be shown on your screen:

Step 3:

set up PayPal webhook

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3. Choose and save Payment payouts event.

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Start your integration:

Go back to Allvalue: Affiliate alliance >Set commission rule> Advanced settings>Payment settings> PayPal > setup on the top of the page:

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