Payments Integration
RollCall + PayPal
Let parents pay bus fares with PayPal, using your own PayPal Business account.
Book a demoWhat the PayPal integration does
RollCall Pay integrates with PayPal so parents can pay bus fares using their PayPal account. You connect your own PayPal Business account, parents check out on PayPal's secure hosted page, and payment status flows back to RollCall, with funds settling directly to you.
Data flow
Two-way syncRollCall Pay uses your own PayPal account. Parents check out on PayPal's hosted payment page, and payment status flows back to RollCall so balances stay accurate, and funds settle directly to your account.
| Data | Direction |
|---|---|
| Fare chargesBus fare and top-up amounts sent to a hosted PayPal checkout | RollCall → PayPal |
| Card paymentCard details are entered on PayPal's secure page, never stored by RollCall | Handled by PayPal |
| Payment statusSuccess, failure and pending states update parent balances | PayPal → RollCall |
| SettlementFunds settle to your own merchant account, not held by RollCall | PayPal → your account |
What you need
- A merchant account with PayPal
- Bus fares enabled on your RollCall account
- Administrator access to connect the account
Setup
Create or connect your PayPal account
Set up a PayPal merchant account (or use your existing one) and generate the API credentials RollCall Pay needs to process fare payments.
Connect in RollCall
Enter your PayPal credentials in RollCall Pay's settings. Because you connect your own account, funds settle directly to you, so RollCall never holds parent money.
Run a test transaction
Process a small test payment to confirm the connection, then enable fare payments for parents.
PayPal integration FAQs
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