Canva adds PayPal checkout
PayPal’s Payment Links are now available inside Canva so a design — like a promo flyer or social asset — can be turned into a checkout page without leaving the editor. The feature targets entrepreneurs and small businesses who need a short path from asset creation to payment capture. This embeds a basic commerce flow directly into creative tooling rather than requiring a separate storefront. (aol.com)
PayPal has added its Payment Links tool to Canva, letting users turn a design into a checkout page without leaving the editor. (newsroom.paypal-corp.com) PayPal announced the integration on April 9, 2026, and said it is available globally through the Canva Marketplace. The companies said Canva has 265 million monthly users worldwide. (newsroom.paypal-corp.com) Inside Canva, a seller can generate a PayPal-hosted payment page, add a link or QR code to a digital or printed design, and accept payments across social posts, email, messaging apps, and in-person sales. PayPal said the checkout can include PayPal, Venmo, and PayPal Pay Later, with Venmo limited to the United States and Pay Later limited to eligible markets. (developer.paypal.com) (prnewswire.com) The product is aimed at creators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses that sell from flyers, social graphics, client presentations, or event materials instead of a full online store. Canva’s own tutorial says users connect a PayPal Business account, create a product or service link, and embed it directly in a design. (newsroom.paypal-corp.com) (canva.com) The timing lines up with Canva’s push beyond design software into workplace and business tools. In February, Canva said it ended 2025 with more than 265 million monthly active users, more than 31 million paid users, and $4 billion in annual recurring revenue. (techcrunch.com) The deal also fits PayPal’s effort to put checkout inside the places where people already market and message customers. PayPal said social commerce sales are projected to top $1 trillion by 2028, and the Canva app is built for transactions that start inside content rather than on a separate storefront. (financialit.net) This is not a full commerce platform inside Canva. PayPal’s materials describe Payment Links as a way to create simple hosted checkout pages, links, buttons, and QR codes, rather than a replacement for catalog-heavy online stores. (developer.paypal.com) PayPal is using Canva Create on April 16, 2026, in Los Angeles to show off the feature, where it is listed as the event’s official payment partner. The pitch is straightforward: make the ad, post the ad, and collect the payment from the same piece of creative. (newsroom.paypal-corp.com)
