How to Switch Payment Gateway in a Form

March 17, 2025

Switching a payment gateway in a form is essential when you need to update your payment system to offer a new payment option for your customers. When switching, it is also essential to keep your form working while also keeping the data safe during the transition.

Note

This method is for switching payment gateway using the current native flow. If you’re looking to switch payment gateway using the Reusable Payment Connection, visit Switching Reusable Payment Connections for the steps.

The process of switching a payment gateway in your form is easy. Let’s get started!

  1. On your My Workspace page, click on Type at the top and in the Dropdown menu that opens, uncheck the boxes next to all the assets except Forms, so only your forms are displayed.
Asset Type filter in My Workspace page of Jotform
  1. Now, hover your mouse over the form you want to switch its payment gateway, and click on Edit Form on the right side of the page to open the Form Builder.
Edit Form option in the Forms asset in Jotform
  1. In Form Builder, click on the Add Element menu on the left side of the page.
Add Element button in the Jotform Form Builder
  1. Then, click on Payments in the Form Elements panel to see the list of payment gateways.
Payments tab of the Form Elements panel in the Jotform Form Builder
  1. Next, click the Three Dots icon on the current payment gateway that is active. In the given example, we used PayPal Standard
  2. Then, on the options that are displayed, click on Switch to another gateway.
Switch to another gateway option in the PayPal Standard payment gateway
  1. In the window that opens, select the new payment gateway from the list. In the given demo form, we used PayPal.
  2. Next, click on Use Selection button at the bottom.
Select payment gateway window and Use Selection button in the Jotform Form Builder
  1. Now, in the confirmation window that opens, click on Ok button.
Ok button after switching the Payment Gateway in the Jotform Form Builder

You will need to set up your account using the chosen new payment gateway. In the above example, we used PayPal. In this case, you will need to connect your account by clicking on the blue Connect button.

Connect button in PayPal Business integration
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