Supported alternative payment methods
Last updated: Nov 15th, 3:01am
The following table describes which alternative payment methods (APMs) are supported in which countries.
Availability
The cart currency needs to be in the supported currency for the APM to render. Unless otherwise noted, the buyer countries use PayPal-supported currency codes.
| APM | Buyer country | Customer transaction limit |
|---|---|---|
| Bancontact | Belgium | Minimum: 1 EUR |
| BLIK | Poland | Minimum: 1 PLN |
| eps | Austria | Minimum: 1 EUR |
| giropay (Legacy) 2 | Germany | Minimum: 1 EUR |
| iDEAL 1 | The Netherlands | n/a |
| MyBank | Italy | n/a |
| Przelewy24 | Poland |
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 55,000 |
| Sofort (Legacy) 3 | Austria Belgium Germany The Netherlands Spain United Kingdom ( GB only) |
Minimum: 1 United Kingdom: minimum 1 |
| Trustly | Austria Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Kingdom |
Minimum: 0.01 |
1 For iDEAL payments, you can’t use a business identification number (BIC) to identify the bank when you create an order. Remove bic from your request parameters, unless it is for a returning buyer, and remove any hosted pages used for bank selection.
2 giropay was sunset on June 30, 2024. PayPal will not support giropay payments starting July 1, 2024. Offer your users PayPal wallet and other alternative payment methods. Learn more.
3 Sofort was sunset on April 18, 2024. PayPal will not support Sofort payments starting April 19, 2024. Offer your users PayPal wallet and other alternative payment methods. Learn more.
Supported countries
APMs are not available to merchants in Brazil, Japan, and Russia. Not all APMs are available for merchants who sell specific prohibited goods and services.
Cross-border shipping
Currently, there is no support for cross-border shipping. Buyers receive a message that the shipping address is invalid when attempting to ship to a country where the APM isn’t relevant.
See also
Alternative payment methods — Learn more about configuring APMs.