Onboarding Merchants

PayPal Here integrates PayPal payment processing with merchant applications and Point of Sale systems so a merchant can receive card swipe, key entry, EMV, and contactless payments from debit and credit cards. This is a one-time flow that, once completed, will allow merchants to use your app to process transactions.

PayPal Here Onboarding Process

First party

If you are a merchant receiving funds into your account, you can integrate with a first party access token. To do that, get an access token and host a site that provides a new access token when the token expires. Pass the site URL into the PayPal Here SDK as the refreshUrl during merchant onboarding. The PayPal Here SDK uses the refreshUrl any time the access token is expired or invalid.

Third party

Third party integration is when you provide the software and processing for your merchants. With third party, you are the Partner. The merchant connects their PayPal account to your point of sale software and grants you permission to process payments on their behalf. These funds flow into their merchant PayPal account. The PayPal Here merchant onboarding process includes these steps:

Best practices

In order to make the PayPal Here sign-up process as streamlined as possible, follow these best practices:

Partner back-office system

Provide a browser-based or app-based back office. This service will allow merchants to:

In your back office system, you should:

Next

Acquire permissions.