Help attract and retain customers

6.7m of ready-to-shop customers

There are 4.4m PayPal Pay in 3 users and 2.3m PayPal Credit customers in the UK who are already shopping online.2

Speedy decisions

Historical data and risk modeling let customers know in seconds if their application is approved.

Seamless checkout

With just a few lines of code, give customers a fast and easy checkout experience.

Dynamic messages

Pay Later messaging can dynamically calculate instalment payments depending on the product price while customers browse, shop and check out.

Instalment options for

purchases big and small

How Pay in 3 works for your customers⁷

  • Short-term option that lets customers pay in three, interest-free instalments.

  • For purchases that range from £30.00 to £2,000.00

  • No late fees, interest-free Included in PayPal Checkout

Automatically show customers Pay in 3 offers

Turn browsers into buyers with dynamic messages throughout the shopping journey.

They review their payment schedule

If approved, the first of three equal interest-free payments is paid at the time of purchase. The rest in two payments paid on the same date each month.

We make it easy to track payments

Customers can make a payment and review plan details at any time in the PayPal app.

How PayPal Credit work for your customers

  • Reusable credit line. Representative APR 23.9% (variable).

  • Always available offer of 0% interest for 4 months on baskets £99.00 and over.

  • Monthly instalments from 6 to 48 months.

  • Instalment interest rates from 0% to 19.9%.

Automatically show customers PayPal Credit offers

If you have Credit instalments configured on your account you must display the monthly repayments using the Financing Options API (Instalment Calculator).

How PayPal Credit works for your customers

They apply via a short and fast application form and let them know if they’re approved or not. 0% for 4 months already baked into PayPal Credit with no additional fee for the merchant.

They choose an instalment plan that works for them

Once approved, customers choose a plan and make predictable payments each month. Bespoke merchant integrations can offer a PayPal Credit button at checkout, instalment offers, and finance calculators (from £xx per month).

We make it easy to track payments

Customers can make a payment and review plan details at any time in the PayPal app.

Compare Pay Later options

Both Pay in 3 and PayPal Credit let your customers buy what they love now and pay for it later.

Compare Pay Later options
Pay in 3 PayPal Credit
Purchase amount

£30.00 - £2,000.00

Dependant on customer credit limit.
Number of payments 3 payments Minimum monthly repayment is required
Time between payments Initial payment made at the point of purchase with the following 2 payments made on the same date over the next 2 months. Monthly
APR 0%

Where instalments are integrated interest rates from 0% to 19.9% are available.

PayPal Credit 0% for 4 months is always available at 0% on baskets of £99.00 and above

Representative APR 23.9% (variable)**

Repayment method Debit card or confirmed bank account Debit card or confirmed bank account
Purchase Protection8 Included Included
Integration Included in PayPal Checkout Offer included in checkout for existing PayPal Credit customers***

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