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Android In-app micropayments with PayPal


I'm developing a free Android app and I want to sell a digital service inside the app. The price of this service is 1 €, so the 0.35 € commission of PayPal is just crazy. The solution could be micropayment system (about 0.10 € of commission in PayPal). Is it possible to include a PayPal micropayment inside my app (kind of PayPal in-app micropayment)? How could I do it? In case it is not possible, which other alternatives could you recommend?

Thanks a lot and kind regards!


Solution

  • PayPal requires a separate account for micropayments, and their micropayment rate will be charged on all purchases from that account.

    According to their site, you will need to sign up for a Business Account, then contact support to get the account enabled for their 5cents + 5% micropayment rate.

    After that, you can integrate PayPal with your app normally, but using your micropayment-enabled account.