Send money to paypal from credit card

Although you can transfer funds from a linked checking or savings account to add money to a PayPal account, the process of using a Visa card through PayPal for a large business purchase requires a different set of steps. Instead of moving part of your Visa card's available balance into PayPal, you link the card to PayPal so you can draw against that balance. When you make a purchase using PayPal, you can designate your card as the payment vehicle without the seller of your goods seeing your Visa account information.

Add Card

1. 1.

   Log in to your PayPal account. Click on the "Profile" link on your homepage and choose "Update Card" from the drop-down menu.

2. 2.

   Click on the "Add a Card" button on the "Debit and Credit Cards" screen to link your Visa card to your PayPal account. When the "Add Debit or Credit Card" screen loads, open the "Card Type" drop-down menu and select "Visa" to reveal the data-entry fields for your card information. Enter your card number, expiration date and the three-digit verification number from the back of the card.

3. 3.

   Verify that your card's billing address matches the home address for your PayPal account. If it differs, click on the "Enter a new address as Billing Address" radio button and enter your information in the input fields that appear below it. Click on the "Add Card" button to complete the process. PayPal confirms that your card has been added to your account.

Verify Card

1. 1.

   Log in to your PayPal account. Locate the "Profile" link on the homepage and choose "My Money" from the drop-down menu. In the "My Profile" list of financial sources, find the Visa card you added to your account. Click on the "Update" link next to the listing to load the "Debit and Credit Cards" screen for your Visa card.

2. 2.

   Click on the "Confirm My Card" and "Continue" links, or "Link and Confirm My Card" and the "Save and Continue" links, whichever appear on the listing for your Visa card. PayPal will run a $1.95 charge on your Visa card within a few days as part of a security verification procedure.

3. 3.

   Find the PayPal charge on your Visa statement, along with the four-digit code that appears with it. Log in to your PayPal account as soon as you find this information, either on a printed or online statement. Click on the "Profile" link and choose "My Money."

4. 4.

   Locate your Visa card in the "My Profile" list of financial sources and click on the "Update" link. When the account screen loads, click on the "Enter PayPal Code" link and type in the code from your Visa card statement. Click on the "Confirm Code" button to complete the process.

   PayPal is an efficient service, as long as you always make sure to have a cushion of money in your account.

   Not having enough cash in your PayPal balance can lead to late payments or prevent you from making quick transactions to other accounts.

   There are several ways to add money to your PayPal account, so here are 4 ways to add cash right into your Paypal account.

   Looking to withdraw cash from PayPal instead? Check out this handy article. Or maybe you just want to see how you can make a simple payment with PayPal instead.

   Add more options to your PayPal account

   Upgrade your PayPal business account by connecting it to a digital business account in Hong Kong.

   Getting virtual access to a Hong Kong business account gives your business multi-currency goodness that helps make it easier to side-step foreign exchange fees and makes life much easier when making payments.

   When you top up your PayPal business account, you should do it on your terms.

   

   Set up a PayPal Cash account first

   In March 2019, PayPal introduced PayPal Cash and PayPal Cash Plus accounts.

   These accounts are designed as a place within PayPal where users can store money.

   You don’t need one of these accounts to use PayPal itself. You can continue to send and receive money if you have a bank account or credit/debit card linked to your account.

   But if you want to hold a balance of money in PayPal you need to either have a PayPal Cash or PayPal Cash Plus account.

   PayPal automatically opened a Cash account for all active accounts created before the March 2019 cut-off.

   If you are new to PayPal, you need to open a cash account before you can start adding a balance to your account.

   Method #1: Add money to your balance using a linked bank account

   If you want to top up your PayPal balance online, you can rely on a number of options. 

   Follow these steps to top-up your PayPal cash balance using your linked bank account:

   1. You need to link your local bank account to your PayPal account to be able to successfully complete this process. The name on your PayPal account needs to match the name on your bank account. If not, transfers between your bank account and PayPal account will fail.

      Can I transfer money from a credit card to PayPal?

      You can't actually use a credit or debit card to transfer funds to your PayPal balance. On the other hand, you shouldn't really have to. When you make a PayPal payment, you can use your credit or bank card instead of your PayPal balance.

      How long does it take to transfer money from credit card to PayPal?

      In general, funds added to your PayPal account from a linked bank account will appear within 1-3 business days. However, this is just an average.