Commerce is evolving quickly, and payment infrastructure is advancing with it. For many merchants using Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source, that means taking a closer look at the PayPal integrations they have relied on for years.
Payment solutions built within the Adobe core, such as Express Checkout and Website Payments Standard, have been deprecated by PayPal, while other solutions like Payments Pro, Payments Advanced, Payflow Pro and Payflow Pro Link are being replaced by newer offerings. While these solutions continue to function, deprecated solutions will only receive critical security updates, with no new features or enhancements introduced over time. As commerce continues to evolve, merchants remaining on older integrations may face growing technical debt, operational complexity and limited access to newer payment capabilities.
Planning the next step now helps merchants stay aligned with modern payment experiences while preparing for future growth. In a recent webinar, experts from Adobe and PayPal discussed what these changes mean for merchants and the supported upgrade paths available across Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source.
Identifying your upgrade path
There is no one-size-fits-all path to modernization. Adobe and PayPal worked together to create options based on platform version, business requirements and long-term goals.
- Payment Services for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source: A first-party solution built directly for the Adobe Commerce ecosystem with access to the PayPal features and functionality merchants rely on, along with more modern wallets, local payment methods and evolving checkout experiences.
- PayPal Braintree: Designed for merchants with more advanced business requirements, including multi-site, international and complex payment needs.
- Bold Commerce: An option for merchants on older platform versions who need access to newer payment capabilities without requiring an immediate platform upgrade.
Each path is designed to help merchants modernize payments while minimizing disruption to existing operations.
Upgrade today
As checkout expectations continue to evolve, newer payment infrastructure makes it easier to adopt new experiences and stay aligned with ongoing innovation. Just as importantly, it helps merchants maintain strong security and compliance standards with support for PCI DSS, 3DS, modern encryption standards and optional fraud and risk management tools designed to support long-term growth.
Connect with a Payment Services specialist to review your current setup and identify the right upgrade path for your business.
