Getting Started

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Account Profile

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3.2 Confirming Your Email Address

Step 3   Add Bank Account: You must add a bank account In order for PayPal to add funds 

to it. Log in to your PayPal account and click the Profile subtab of the My Account tab. Click 

the Bank Accounts link in the Financial Information column. After you add your bank 

account, it becomes your Primary bank account and default payment method. If you decide to 

add additional bank accounts to your PayPal account, you can change any of them to be your 

primary account.

Step 4   Add Credit Card (optional): Log in to your PayPal account and click the Profile 

subtab of the My Account tab, as shown in the following diagram. Click the Credit Cards 

link in the Financial Information column. On the Credit Cards page, click the Add button. 

The credit card you add will become your primary credit card, meaning it is the default credit 

card used on your PayPal account. If you decide to add additional credit cards to your PayPal 

account, you can select any of them as your primary card.

Step 5   Start Receiving Payments: Now that you've set up everything in your PayPal 

account, you're ready to start receiving payments. 

Account Profile

The PayPal account Profile consolidates all of the different settings and preferences for your 

account. You can use your Profile to manage all of the information in your PayPal account. To 

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