PayPal setup is a simple way to set up a credit card payment option for customers to make purchases. Merchants can conveniently apply for a PayPal account and set up PayPal as a payment method for your shop.
Before you set up PayPal as a payment method, please note:
- Transaction fees for Malaysia PayPal account: 3.9% + 2.00 MYR per successful transaction. *fees may differ from time to time*
For the latest transaction fees, please visit: https://www.paypal.com/my/webapps/mpp/paypal-seller-fees - PayPal payout will take 3-5 business days. Kindly refer to Paypal official website for more information: https://www.paypal.com/my/webapps/mpp/get-started-with-paypal
Types of credit cards supported by PayPal
VISA／MASTERCARD / AMEX
1. Register a PayPal business account for the first time
Step 1. Set up a PayPal Business account
Go to the registration page of PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/my/webapps/mpp/account-selection
Select Business Account and then click Next.
Select On my website, then enter the estimated monthly sales volume.
Fill in your email address and click on the Continue button.
Set up a password for your PayPal account. If there is a checkbox confirming that you have read, consent, and agree to the PayPal User Agree and Policy Statement, check the box and then click on the Continue button.
Fill in all your business information and select US Dollar as the primary currency. Check the box to show that you agree to the terms and click on Agree and Continue button.
Select your business type, fill in the information then click on the Continue button
Note: Different business type has different information to fill in, the screenshot attached is "Individual/ Sole Proprietorship".
Fill in all your personal information and click on the Submit button.
Step 2. Confirm your email
Check your registered email inbox and you will be receiving an email with the title "Welcome to PayPal! Activate your account now". Open the email and click on Confirm My Email.
Enter your password and click on Confirm Email Address.
Step 3. Set up Online Payment
Click Set Up Online Payment.
Step 4. Get your API credentials
Click Get your API credentials.
Then click Done.
Click on the gear icon on the right for "Account Settings". Then click Account Access on the left menu. Click Update for "API access".
Go to NVP/SOAP API Integration (Classic) and click Manage API credentials.
Check the "Request API signature" box, then click the Agree and Submit button.
Click the Show button for "API Username", "API Password", and "Signature" (do not close this window).
Step 5. Contact SHOPLINE's online consultant
GO to SHOPLINE Admin, enter a message in the bottom right corner to request adding PayPal as a payment method and provide the necessary information.
Go to the SHOPLINE Admin > [Settings] > [Payment Options]. Find "PayPal Express" and click the Edit button to confirm your information is correct. If you have any questions, please contact your online consultant.
*Note:
- The PayPal email is your "API username without _api1. plus @". For example, if the API username is aaa_api1.gmail.com, then the PayPal email is aaa@gmail.com.
- Please verify that the PayPal email address entered is correct. If the email address does not match your PayPal account, funds will NOT be able to be transferred into your PayPal account.
- For PayPal's Seller Protection, please check the box below. Upon checking the box, the system will require the customer to fill in the billing address when checking out or the order will not be processed. Please refer to PayPal Seller Protection for further details.
Step 6. Change the Primary Currency of your PayPal account
Go back to your PayPal account, click on Balance from the menu and click on Make primary button under Malaysian Ringgit.
Click on Make MYR Primary button.
Click Done.
2. Instruction for merchants who already have a PayPal business account
Click on the gear icon at the top right corner. Click on Account access and click on Update button of API access.
Go to NVP/SOAP API Integration (Classic) and click Manage API credentials.
Check the box for "Request API signature", then click Agree and Submit.
Click the Show button for "API Username", "API Password", and "Signature" (do not close this window).
And continue Step 5 to Step 6 above to complete the setting.
Read more
- To link a card to your PayPal account, please refer to How to Link a card to my PayPal account
- To transfer money to your bank account, please refer to How do I transfer money to my bank account?
- PayPal Business MY Consultancy Hotline: + 6013 7723 7155
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