PayPal.Me allows PayPal members to create a custom link for quickly requesting payments directly to their PayPal account. It was launched in 2015 to remove the need to give out personal information, like an email address or phone number, and can be customised with preset amounts of money.
Because PayPal.Me transactions are the same as PayPal transactions, any fees you'd normally incur from PayPal will be attached to the PayPal.Me transaction.
The following fees apply when sending money to friends and family internationally.
| Funding method | Fees |
|---|---|
| PayPal balance or linked bank account | 5% of the transaction amount ($0.99 minimum, $5.99 maximum) |
| Credit card, debit card or PayPal Credit | 5% of the transaction amount ($0.99 minimum, $5.99 maximum) + 2.6% of the transaction amount paid using a credit card, debit card or PayPal Credit + a fixed fee based on the currency |
Read our PayPal review to learn more about potential PayPal.Me fees
Your PayPal.Me link is designed to make requesting payments easier. Signing up requires you to already have a PayPal account or you must be willing to make one. Once you have a PayPal account, follow these steps to create your PayPal.Me link:
Requesting money through PayPal.Me is as easy as sending your custom link to whoever you are requesting money from. There are two types of link you can send to request money:
You can create a PayPal.Me link through the PayPal.Me website or using the link structure above.
To make a payment through PayPal.Me, ask the person you want to pay to send you a PayPal.Me link. After you have the link, either paste it into your web browser or click on it if it's already a hyperlink.
The link will take you to a payment page where you can log in to your PayPal account to complete the payment with your preferred payment method.
PayPal.Me is a convenient way to request money, so long as the person you are requesting money from already has a PayPal account or is willing to create one. These kinds of payments function exactly as other PayPal transactions do and prevent you from having to share any more personal information than the link.
No. Once you've created your PayPal.Me link it cannot be changed, and each PayPal account can only have one PayPal.Me link attached to it.
PayPal.Me operates using the same standards as regular PayPal purchases, so if the purchase in question would be protected when bought through PayPal then it will be protected when bought through a PayPal.Me link.
Yes, but you'll need a PayPal account to use this feature.
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