To accept money sent via PayPal, you must open a PayPal account and confirm your email address.

Here’s how to request money with the PayPal app:

1. Go to Request
2. Select the person you are requesting money from
3. Enter the amount and add a note if you’d like
4. Select Review
5. Review your request and select “Request Now”

Send money domestically or internationally with the PayPal app:

1. Go to Send
2. Enter your recipient’s name, PayPal username, email, or mobile number
3. Enter the amount, choose the currency, and add a note if you’d like
4. Choose your payment type and payment method
5. Review the transaction information, including all applicable fees, and select "Send”

You can also send money internationally for cash pick up, directly to a bank account and more with Xoom, a PayPal service.

Sending domestic personal transactions fees:​

If the payment method is your linked bank account, debit card, PayPal balance, or Amex Send Account, there is no fee; if the payment method is another card, the fee will be 2.90% + a fixed fee.

International fees apply for money sent abroad.

Learn more about our fees here.

To use a balance as a payment method, you need to have a PayPal Balance account.

You'll be able to get a PayPal Balance account when someone sends you money. Once you click Accept the Money, you’ll see two options: Transfer it to your bank and Keep it in PayPal. Click Keep it in PayPal and follow the steps.

QR code payments allow you to get paid in person with PayPal just by displaying your QR code for customers to scan using the PayPal app. It's free to create and share a QR code.

You may download your QR code directly, and then you're ready to start using your code to receive payments straight away.

To pay, your customer opens the camera on their phone or their PayPal app and scans the code to pay.

PayPal links is a fast and easy way to send or request money to and from just about anyone. You must have an account with PayPal and use the PayPal app. Just share a PayPal link from our app over to the person you want to send to via text, DM, email, or a messaging app you prefer. You can learn more about PayPal links here.