PayPal Startup Fee Waiver

Qualified US startups backed by venture capital can get PayPal Checkout and domestic credit card processing fees waived for their first 12 months.

observedChecked 31 Oct

Fee waived

nothing to pay

What you get

Fee waivedPayPal Checkout and domestic PayPal Credit Card Processing feesWaiver of PayPal Checkout and domestic PayPal Credit Card Processing fees for 12 months from the first live transaction
Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.

4 conditions

All of these:

Applicant must be a US resident aged 18 or older with a US PayPal business account in good standingverified externally
Applicant's startup must be venture capital backed at seed or Series A stageverified externally
Applicant must be a new PayPal customer who has not used PayPal Checkout or PayPal Credit Card processing beforeverified externally
Applicant must add PayPal Checkout to their website or app and process at least one live transaction within 6 months of accepting the offerverified externally

AvailabilityOpen to direct application by any startup that meets the eligibility requirements, with no referral, invitation or membership needed.
MethodApplication form at paypal.com/us/business/startups
Terms and accessPayPal
TermsNo separate terms page on record.
On record since4 Aug 2026