Frequently asked questions

How do I choose a payment method at checkout?

How do I add another payment method?

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Easily and securely spend, send, and manage your transactions—all in one place. Download the app on your phone or sign up for free online.

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A QR code you can scan with the camera on your phone to download the PayPal app

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Pay how you’d like

Link a bank. Add a card. Shop away.

Use your bank account or cards to spend or send money almost anywhere.¹ Shop with your cards to earn points, miles, and other rewards on eligible purchases.

Using your credit card through your PayPal wallet may impact your rights under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act.²

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Track your purchases

Manage everyday PayPal transactions, from suscriptions to new clothes, in the app that makes it easy to monitor your payments in one place.

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Adding a payment method?

We’ll show you how.

Add a bank or card

Select the plus icon to add your cards or bank account.

Link your account

Manually enter your info to verify your card and billing address.

Start shopping

Now you’re ready to make purchases with your digital wallet.

Add cards and banks

Load your digital wallet.

Link cards, and bank accounts to easily track spending no matter how you pay.

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An account with PayPal is required to send and receive money. Free when sending £GBP to friends and family in the UK using a UK PayPal account. Fees apply when converting currency and sending money to an account in another country. See fees.

This means you may lose the right to hold the merchant or your credit card provider jointly liable if you don’t get the goods or services you paid for (if they cost between £100 and £30,000).

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