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How To Sign Up For Braintree Merchant Account

A quick guide on how to setup your Braintree Merchant Account to easily have your online offers funnel right into your bank account.

Setup Guide

Once you have confirmed that your merchant account is eligible to accept PayPal transactions, you must complete the following steps to add this payment method to your Braintree integration:

  • Sign up for a free, verified PayPal Business Account
  • Enter your PayPal credentials in the Braintree Control Panel
  • Add PayPal as a payment method using our PayPal guide in the developer docs

Required steps

Sign up for a PayPal Business Account

In order to use PayPal with Braintree, you'll need a PayPal Business Account. You can either sign up for a new account on PayPal's website or upgrade an existing PayPal Premier account by completing the following steps:

  1. Go to the Settings page in your PayPal account
  2. Click Upgrade to a Business account
  3. Enter your business information and follow the remaining prompts

NOTE

After setting up your new PayPal Business Account, you will need to verify specific personal information, such as your bank account details. Navigate to your profile in the PayPal console and follow the prompts to complete the verification process. If you are having trouble, contact PayPal support.

Enter your PayPal credentials in the Braintree Control Panel

You must enter your PayPal Business Account credentials in the Braintree Control Panel to enable this payment method in production. You can only link one PayPal account to your Braintree gateway. To complete your PayPal setup:

  1. Log into the Control Panel
  2. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner
  3. Click Processing from the drop-down menu
  4. Scroll to the Payment Methods section
  5. Next to PayPal, click the toggle to access the Accept PayPal options page
  6. Click the Log In with PayPal button
  7. Enter your PayPal login credentials and click Log In
  8. Enter the URLs to your website's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in the fields provided
  9. Click the Submit button

How To Integrate Your Braintree Account With 97 Display

Email support@97display.com your login information and we'll take care of the rest.