How to Add a Bank Account to Paypal

Current Bank Accounts

Paypal is a fast and secure method of online payment. It is even accepted at some of the most popular world wide stores online. PayPal is a convenient way to send money to merchants, pay bills and Paying with Paypal will help protect your current bank accounts against bank account fraud by keeping your personal account information private. This short article will show you how to add a checking account to your PayPal account online.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Internet access
• Paypal account
• personal checking information

Instructions

1. 

   Log into your PayPal account. Click on the "my account" tab. It is the first tab located on the left hand side of the web page.

2. 

   Click on the "Profile" link. It is located under the merchant services and auction tools tab.

3. 

   Click on the "bank accounts" link. It is located in the financial information column in the center of the page.

4. 

   Click the "Add" link.

5. 

   Fill in the required information fields and click "add bank account." You have just added a checking account to your Paypal account. You can have several backup funding sources associated with your Paypal account. You can even add a credit card for a backup funding source, but a current bank account must be your primary PayPal funding source. You have just added a Checking account online to serve as your back up funding source for PayPal.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add multiple checking accounts to your Paypal account

• You can also add a credit card for a back up funding source

• Never share your personal Paypal log in information with anyone

• Read some of the "how to" articles that PayPal provides to protect yourself against spoof emails.

Resources

• PayPal
• How to How to Transfer Money to a Paypal Account
• How to Verify a Bank Account for Paypal
• How to Pay With Paypal on Ebay