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Alternative Payment Wallets
Digital wallets are secure applications or services that enable users to store payment
details, such as debit or credit cards electronically.
For online transactions, the wallet securely passes a payment token to the merchant or
payment processor. This means that you do not handle sensitive customer data directly.
This reduces friction at checkout, improves conversion rates, and enhances security
through built‑in authentication and tokenization.
Wallets are best suited for one‑time online purchases and express checkout experiences.
Support for subscriptions and recurring payments varies by wallet, so you must ensure
compatibility if future charges or merchant‑initiated transactions are required.
Unified Checkout
supports these wallet-based payment options:- PayPal
- Venmo
Payment Method | Capture Context allowedPaymentTypes | Capture Context completeMandate.type | Separate Capture? | Payment Confirmation | Customer Country (Country Code) | Customer ISO Currency Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PayPal | PAYPAL | AUTH
PREFER_AUTH | Yes | Delayed | Global | AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, HUF, ILS, JPY, MYR,
MXN,NOK, NZD, PHP, PLN, SEK, SGD,THB, TWD, and USD |
PayPal | CAPTURE | No | Immediate | |||
Venmo | VENMO | AUTH
PREFER_AUTH | Yes | Delayed | United States (US) | USD |
Venmo | CAPTURE | No | Immediate |
Prerequisites
To use PayPal you must meet these requirements:
- You must adopt REST integration.
- You must be on the new boarding platform and have a portfolio structure. If you are on the old boarding platform, you must migrate to the new boarding platform.
- You must have sandbox credentials from PayPal.
- PayPal credentials must be available for integration.
- Your merchant ID (MID) must be enabled for Alternative Payments andUnified Checkout.
- Your MID must have PayPal added as a processor (also called a feature) in the Alternative Payments Product.
- Your MID must have PayPal/Venmo added as a feature in theUnified Checkoutproduct.