Hi,
Is there a way to configure the Paypal checkout plugin, so that there is no additional step
There is no option for that.
It is necessary, to allow the user to select the payment method.
Before, with the old PayPal payment plugin, the selection of the payment method would happen after the redirection to PayPal, but you could only choose between PayPal and credit card for the payment methods.
Now, it can offer up to a dozen of payment methods to choose from in that selection page.
What you're describing in your last message with the popup might be this issue:
www.hikashop.com/forum/payment-methods/9...t-window/349303.html