I believe that every foreign trader must be familiar with PayPal. PayPal is one of the main payment methods for cross-border trade. PayPal provides payment solutions for different types of merchants. Let's talk about how foreign traders use PayPal to receive payments?

Note: The premise of using PayPal to receive payments is that you need to register a PayPal account, activate the authentication account and bind a bank card.

1. Receive payments on the website

Whether you are engaged in B2C or B2B cross-border foreign trade business, PayPal supports many B2C and B2B e-commerce platforms around the world, such as eBay and Newegg. You only need to associate a PayPal account on the platform to receive payments. In addition, self-built website sellers can also receive payments by setting up "PayPal payment button" or "PayPal quick checkout".

Add a PayPal payment button on your website. The setting process is very simple. You only need to paste a few lines of HTML code. It is suitable for small businesses or entrepreneurial businesses. It only takes about 15 minutes to set up the payment button.

With Express Checkout, PayPal passes the customer's shipping address to you, so the customer doesn't have to enter it on your site. They can check out in just three clicks, which helps improve the user experience and can reduce the rate of cart abandonment.

- Customer clicks the "Checkout with PayPal" button

- Customer confirms the pre-populated shipping and payment information

- Customer returns to your site

2. Email payment

You can send a PayPal payment request to your customer by simply entering their email address and the amount they want to pay, even if your customer doesn't have a PayPal account. In addition, you can also provide your email address to your customers and have them pay you directly from their PayPal account.

3. PayPal.Me link payment

PayPal.Me, which means creating a link to receive payment, is suitable for use in a social environment on the Internet and completely protects your privacy. You only need to send the "PayPal.Me/custom domain" link you created to your customers through email, blog or social media, and customers can complete the payment directly in the link, which is especially suitable for B2B small wholesale merchants or freelancers.

- Customize: Enter the desired username to create your own personalized PayPal.Me link;

- Share: Enter the desired username to create your own personalized PayPal.Me link;

- Receive payment: The customer clicks the link, logs in to PayPal and completes the payment. After the other party pays, the money will soon appear in your PayPal account.

4. Issue professional invoices online

Create and customize your invoices with PayPal. Your invoice will include a payment button. Clicking this button will launch a simple payment form. Your customers can pay with credit cards, debit cards or PayPal balance.

This payment method has no account opening fee or monthly fee, which is suitable for all merchants. It is especially recommended for companies or individuals who want to establish a professional image.

- Log in to your PayPal account and select Invoice from the "Tools" menu.

- Add your logo and business information, then customize your payment terms.

- Once you've customized your invoice, you can save it as a template.