Take online payments using Venmo, credit cards, or PayPal funds.
Accept event ticket payments using Venmo, credit cards, or PayPal funds.
Event Smart can help you sell event tickets and accept payments for your social events, classes, workshops, reunions, seasonal events, and more. Use Event Smart’s event registration software and PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons to manage online event registrations and payment processing through any credit card, debit card, PayPal Credit, and Venmo from your attendees.
With this (and all our payment integrations), we do not get in the way of your money. You can get paid directly into your PayPal or bank account.
Why sell tickets with PayPal?
PayPal is an easy-to-use and versatile payment processor available for any ticket seller, ticket buyer and event organizer all around the world. PayPal Express Checkout’s Smart Payment Buttons feature gives event organizers flexible ways to accept payments for any event ticket type: concert ticket, seminar ticket, conference ticket and others. Every ticket payment and online payment will be directly deposited into your PayPal account.
I used Event Smart for a large extended family reunion this summer and couldn’t have been happier. It was absolutely perfect. I was able to easily create a landing page for my event, create tickets for everything from lodging and t-shirts to meals and other fees on a single form, capture registration data, and interface beautifully with PayPal. – Mark M.
With Smart Payment Buttons, you can choose:
– The size and shape of not just your PayPal checkout button, but also buttons for other, multiple alternative payment methods such as PayPal Credit, Venmo, and local funding sources
– The button layout you prefer: horizontal or vertical
Here is a preview of how the smart payment buttons will appear depending on the device that your attendee is using for registration checkout:
Based on your specific configuration and an attendee’s location and cookies in their web browser, Express Checkout dynamically presents the appropriate funding sources to give your buyers more ways to pay.
You can have a new merchant account with PayPal in just a couple of days so you can start accepting online payments securely for your event registrations using PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons. If you need a merchant account, then you can sign up for one on PayPal.com and choose the business account. You can also call PayPal at 1-855-456-1338.
How to set up a PayPal account for ticket sales
Are you already using Event Smart for your online event registrations? You can purchase the PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons feature upgrade for Event Smart on this page while logged into your account on EventSmart.com. You can then enable PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons through your Event Smart dashboard → Payment Methods → PayPal Express Checkout with Smart Buttons.
Want to use Event Smart and PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons for your online event registrations?
Here are the steps to move forward with Event Smart and PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons right now.
1) Join other event organizers who prefer Event Smart and start your complimentary two-week trial today
Billing information is not required to start your complimentary 2-week trial of the business plan for Event Smart.
2) Afterward, you’ll be logged into your new website on EventSmart.com and, a welcome email will be sent to your email address
3) Follow the quick start guide for Event Smart to get up and running quickly with your events through Event Smart and PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons
If you need a merchant account with PayPal, then you can sign up for a business account today on PayPal.com.
Frequently asked questions about the PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons Payment Gateway
Do you charge any commission or ticketing fees for each event or each registration? We do not add any commission or service fee for your events or your attendee registrations which mean that you keep more funds from each registration. Connect your business account from PayPal for a $10 monthly fee to Event Smart and receive payments directly to your PayPal merchant account for every ticket purchase.
I have a personal account with PayPal. Can I use it for credit card payments? A PayPal business account is required to accept payments. You can quickly upgrade your personal account to a business account for free as a sole proprietor.
How is this different than the other PayPal Express that is available? The original PayPal Express payment gateway for Event Smart uses the Classic NVP/SOAP API and you can use it to accept credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal funds. The new PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons feature upgrade uses the REST API which allows payments with credit cards, debit cards, PayPal funds as well as Venmo , and PayPal Credit. This gives your attendees more choices on how to pay for their event registrations. Venmo is available only on mobile in U.S. markets.
How can I set up a recurring payment, payment plan, or a subscription through PayPal? Recurring payments, payment plans, or subscriptions are not currently supported in the PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons feature upgrade. When an attendee pays for their event registration with PayPal Express Checkout Smart Payment Buttons, they pay up front so, you receive your money right away.
When will Venmo appear? Venmo will appear on mobile devices when an attendee has the Venmo mobile app installed and when merchant payments are enabled in the app. An attendee can enable merchant payments through the Venmo app -> Settings -> Connect Browsers and then connect the browser.
What if I get stuck or need some help? We understand that as a busy professional, you need an events solution that allows you to focus on your events. To help you get up and running quickly, we’ve created a getting started guide for Event Smart that takes you from setting a timezone on your website through publishing your first event. And we have a help center for Event Smart that has answers to other questions. We’ll even proactively check-in with you about getting your first event published. If you get stuck or have a problem, then you can send us an email, and we’ll help you get moving forward again.
Why not start your free 14-day trial today? You’ll get two weeks to try out the business plan for Event Smart, and no billing information is needed to get started.