Paypal not showing up in checkout

Topic summary

  • Issue: After activating the PayPal Wallet within Shopify Payments, PayPal does not appear/work during test checkout for a Shopify store.
  • Missing step: The user was never prompted to connect a PayPal Business account to Shopify and cannot find where to set up the connection.
  • Request: Seeking guidance on how to properly link PayPal Business so the PayPal option shows at checkout.
  • Status: No solutions or troubleshooting steps provided yet; unresolved.
Summarized with AI on December 17. AI used: gpt-5.

I’ve been trying to connect paypal business to my store and I activated the paypal wallet inside shopify payment method. It just doesn’t work when I test it. I was never asked to connect my Paypal to shopify and I can’t find where to setup the connection. Can someone help please?