Alternative payment methods
Last updated: Nov 22nd, 12:34am
With alternative payment methods, customers across the globe can pay with their bank accounts, wallets, and other local payment methods. For example, a customer in the Netherlands might want to pay using iDEAL, which is used by more than half of consumers in the Netherlands for online purchases, whereas a customer in Belgium on the same website might want to pay using Bancontact, a popular payment method there.
Integrate alternative payment methods so you can:
- Present the alternative payment methods that you want to offer.
- Customize the experience for collecting buyer information.
- Get your buyers, paying through an alternative payment method, checked out in as few steps as possible.
Note: Inform your payers that PayPal is processing the payment by implementing one of the following options:
- Include the following text and a link to the PayPal privacy notice at checkout: "By paying with your card, you acknowledge that your data will be processed by PayPal subject to the PayPal Privacy Statement available at PayPal.com."
- Include the following language in your privacy notice, which must be shown before payment: "We use PayPal for payments and other services. If you wish to use one of these services and pay on our website, PayPal may collect the personal data you provide, such as payment and other identifying information. PayPal uses this information to operate and improve the services it provides to us and others, including for fraud detection, harm and loss prevention, authentication, analytics related to the performance of its services, and to comply with applicable legal requirements. The processing of this information will be subject to the PayPal Privacy Statement available at PayPal.com."
Available payment methods
| Payment method | Payment type | Payment flow | Countries | Currencies | Minimum amount | Refunds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pay | push | direct | Country list | Currency list | 1 USD |
Up to 180 days |
| Bancontact | bank redirect | redirect | Belgium | EUR |
1 EUR |
Within 180 days |
| BLIK | bank redirect | redirect | Poland | PLN |
1 PLN |
Within 180 days |
| eps | bank redirect | redirect | Austria | EUR |
1 EUR |
Within 180 days |
| giropay (Legacy)2 | bank redirect | redirect | Germany | EUR |
1 EUR |
Within 180 days |
| Google Pay | push | direct | Country list | Currency list | 1 USD |
Up to 180 days |
| iDEAL1 | bank redirect | redirect | Netherlands | EUR |
0.01 EUR |
Within 180 days |
| Multibanco | voucher | redirect | Portugal | EUR |
N/A | N/A |
| MyBank | bank redirect | redirect | Italy | EUR |
N/A | Within 180 days |
| Pay upon Invoice | deferred payment | direct | Germany | EUR |
5 EUR |
Within 180 days |
| Przelewy24 | bank redirect | redirect | Poland | PLNEUR |
1 PLN |
Within 180 days |
| Sofort (Legacy)3 | bank redirect | redirect | Austria Belgium Germany Spain Netherlands United Kingdom |
EURGBP (GB only) |
1 EUR |
Within 180 days |
| Trustly | bank redirect | redirect | AT,DE,DK,EE,ES,FI,GB,LT,LV,NL,NO,SE |
EUR, DKK, SEK,GBP, NOK |
0.01 EUR |
Up to 365 days |
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.
Next steps
Choose a payment method from the table to integrate.