If you need a quick way to accept payments – with or without a website – we’ll walk through the process from start to finish. This is the first step-by-step guide in a series that will show you how to quickly open a PayPal Business account, add a payment button to your website, send invoices and create your own shareable link. If you need help at any point, please visit our PayPal Help Centre.
The first step: opening a PayPal Business account and linking it to your bank account. It’s free to open an account; you only pay transaction fees when your customers pay you.1 View fees.
You’ll need a few pieces of information handy to do this:
Once you’ve set up your PayPal Business account, the next step is linking a bank account where you can transfer your funds.
To quickly link your bank account, you’ll need the following pieces of information ready:
Once you’ve created an account and linked it to your bank, you’re ready to:
If we can help you with any of the above steps, please visit our PayPal Help Centre.
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