PayPal Developer Referral Program

To apply, developers must meet with a Program Representative, have an existing, or create a new, PayPal Business account (commission payout will be paid to this account), and have read and agreed to the Referral Program Agreement (sent after meeting with a Program Representative).

You're eligible to receive a one-time payout for each qualified merchant referral that meets certain transaction volume requirements. You can earn between $500 and $2,500 in commission for a qualified merchant referral. There is no maximum number of merchants you can refer. See the compensation chart for payment details

At this time the program is currently only available to developers based in US and Canada.

Any merchant that is new to PayPal payments or merchants that are reactivating PayPal payment options as part of their checkout. Now keep in mind that we do have restrictions on certain types of business that we work with. Check out our guidelines for details: https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/acceptableuse-full.

All referrals are submitted through PayPal’s Community Referral Portal at www.paypal-partnerprogram.com.

You will need the merchant's business and contact name, email, website, country, phone number, and estimated annual transaction volume.

All commissions will be deposited directly into your PayPal Business account (less any taxes required by law, as applicable).

PayPal will calculate the developer's one-time payout for a qualified merchant by tracking the merchant's net transaction volume for first sixty (60) days after the new merchant begins transacting with PayPal payments. The amount of the one-time payout commission is based on the annualized volume in the first sixty (60)days. See the compensation guidelines above for annualized volume rates and corresponding payout.

PayPal will remit payment of the total referral commission earned in a quarter (less any taxes required by law, where applicable) within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter.