How to Connect Stan with PayPal

Before you can start making money on Stan, you'll need to connect a payment processor like PayPal or Stripe to your Stan Store!

If Stripe is unavailable in your current country, PayPal is an awesome alternative payment processor for your audience! Especially because it uses data encryption and anti-fraud technology, PayPal is a great option to help keep your information safe and reduce the risk of cyber fraud! 🔒

Though you will not be able to Cash Out PayPal funds in your Income tab, you can absolutely see the amount of funds that have been sent to your PayPal account. You can do this by navigating to your Income tab and selecting the Question Mark Icon above your Total Revenue. Here's how that looks on your end:

When you log in to your PayPal account, you'll be able to see these transactions. Here's how that looks in PayPal:

To setup PayPal with Stan, follow the simple steps below:

1. Login to your Stan account and head over to the Settings in the bottom left corner

2. Select the Payments tab

3. Then, select the small hyperlink +Add Paypal button like below:

4. Next, a PayPal pop-up will appear. Select the Connect to PayPal button and follow the next steps to completing your PayPal setup
   • If the pop-up does not appear, make sure that your browsers Pop-Up Blocker is turned off in your settings!

5. Next, enter the email address associated with your PayPal Business account.

6. If you don't have a PayPal account, don't worry — setup is super simple! Follow the simple steps to create a PayPal account below:

7. After filling out all of the information requested by PayPal, you'll reach this screen below.
8. Be sure to click Return to FindCommunity Inc. to complete the setup process, or else you will not finalize the connection.

9. If you have completed the process, you will see PayPal as a payment option on your Stan store! 🙌🏼
10. Be sure to check your email address to verify your PayPal account
11. Once PayPal is connected, you should see a Manage button next to it in Settings>Payments

Troubleshooting PayPal

If you've followed the above instructions and are experiencing issues connecting PayPal, here are a few troubleshooting steps below to help you walk through the most common issues when PayPal isn't connecting:

1. Be sure to use a Business PayPal account — it's not possible to connect a personal PayPal account to your Stan Store.
2. When connecting PayPal in Stan, on the final page, please be sure to select Return to FindCommunity Inc.
3. Next, you should receive a verification email from PayPal in your email inbox. Please check Spam or Promotions for this! This is important to complete the process.
4. Once you find it, be sure to verify your account.
5. Make sure you have a valid bank account connected to PayPal.

If you're still having issues after confirming all the steps below, please reach out to the team at friends@stanwith.me, and we'd love to continue troubleshooting together! 😊

Using PayPal and Stripe

You have the ability to connect PayPal or Stripe, or both payment processors! If you decide to connect both, your customers will now have the option to pay you using either PayPal or Stripe during their checkout like below:

Alternatively, you can decide to only use one payment provider. Whichever payment provider you decide to connect Stan with will be the only payment option that appears on your checkout page. 

• i.e. If you only connect with Stripe, then your customers will only have the option to pay with their Credit Card. 
• Or, if you'd only like to connect with PayPal, then after connected, your customers will only have the option to pay via PayPal

PayPal's Credit/Debit Option

If you only have PayPal connected and would like your customers to be able to pay with a card instead of a PayPal account, they can checkout as a guest! When they click PayPal in your Store, they'll see this popup:

If your customer selects Pay with Debit or Credit Card, they will be directed to checkout with PayPal as a guest: