PayPal Expanded Checkout Integration

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 by MembershipWorks

MembershipWorks is now a certified PayPal Expanded Checkout integration partner. With PayPal Expanded Checkout your members can make payments with either their PayPal account or with a debit/credit card directly on your website.

You will need a PayPal Business account to use PayPal Expanded Checkout. There are no monthly fees for PayPal Checkout (regular PayPal transaction fees apply).

How to use PayPal Expanded Checkout

In MembershipWorks navigate to Organization Settings > Integration > Payments and select “PayPal Expanded Checkout” as the payment gateway. Click “Connect PayPal” to proceed.
If you are not signed in to your PayPal account, sign in to the Paypal account you wish to use. In order to process direct credit card payments, PayPal may require additional information on your business. Once you reach the connection approval screen, click “Allow” to connect your PayPal account to MembershipWorks.
Complete the connection by clicking the “Return to …” button.

FAQs

Is automatic recurring credit card billing available with Paypal Expanded CheckOut?

Yes, all automatic recurring billing features are available with PayPal Expanded Checkout – you can move renewal dates, change membership levels/billing option and trigger one-off payments on a member account as an admin; members can use their payment method on file to pay for events, forms/carts/donations and board listings.

Are transaction fees tracked with PayPal Expanded Checkout?

At this time PayPal does not report transaction fees for credit/debit card transactions, so in order to avoid inconsistencies in reporting, MembershipWorks does not track transaction fees for PayPal Expanded Checkout.

How is PayPal Expanded Checkout different from Paypal (Standard) Checkout?

Although credit/debit card transactions are technically supported by PayPal Checkout, this payment option is not guaranteed to appear to your members (at PayPal’s discretion). PayPal Expanded Checkout provides more assurance that your members can pay with their credit/debit card once you’ve satisfied PayPal’s requirements.

Pros:

Credit/Debit card option always available.
Admin can move the Next Renewal Date for a member on automatic recurring billing.
Admin can change the membership level/billing option for a member on automatic recurring billing.
Admin can trigger one-off payments for a member on automatic recurring billing.
Members can opt to pay by payment method on file for events, forms/carts/donations and boards.

Cons:

Additional PayPal business verification may be required.
PayPal transaction fees not tracked by MembershipWorks.

How is PayPal Expanded Checkout different from PayPal Website Payments Pro or PayPal Payflow Pro?

PayPal Website Payments Pro and PayPal Payflow Pro are considered legacy integrations that will be deprecated in the future. Customers are recommended to migrate to PayPal Expanded Checkout as soon as possible. Note also that PayPal Expanded Checkout does not incur a monthly fee unlike PayPal Website Payments Pro or PayPal Payflow Pro.

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