PayPal

Below are the steps in setting up PayPal payment gateway.

Apply for a PayPal Payment Gateway Account

Go to https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/merchant and select your preferred merchant services. Follow the instructions on how to create a merchant account.

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Set Up PayPal Payment Gateway in Connected Business

1. Open the Connected Business application.
   
   
2. Go to Banking > Setup and select Credit Card Gateway option.The list of supported credit card gateway will be displayed.
   
   
3. Select PayPal and the gateway details will be displayed.
   

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   Enter the details for the following fields:

   • Merchant Login:
   • Merchant Password
   • API Signature:
   • API Certificate:
   • Allow Sale: Check / Uncheck
   • Test Mode: Check / Uncheck
     
     

   Click Save and Close to apply changes.

   

   Unless you plan to go live with your system, DO NOT UNCHECK THE TEST MODE OPTION IF THE EBUSINESS SYSTEM IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT STAGE, otherwise, you might incur charges for any transactions made using the gateway.

4. After setting the configurations for PayPal, set it as the payment gateway for the website. Go to eCommerce module > Webstore and the list of existing webstores will be displayed.
   
   
5. Select the webstore where you want to use the gateway and the webstore details will be displayed.
   
   
6. In the Merchant Login field, select PayPal from the dropdown list.
   

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7. Click Save and Close to save your settings.
   

   The gateway setup only works in the website into which it was defined. You need to setup the gateway for every website you want to use it for.