How do I transfer money from a prepaid card to PayPal?

Although you can transfer funds from a linked checking or savings account to add money to a PayPal account, the process of using a Visa card through PayPal for a large business purchase requires a different set of steps. Instead of moving part of your Visa card's available balance into PayPal, you link the card to PayPal so you can draw against that balance. When you make a purchase using PayPal, you can designate your card as the payment vehicle without the seller of your goods seeing your Visa account information.

Add Card

1. Log in to your PayPal account. Click on the "Profile" link on your homepage and choose "Update Card" from the drop-down menu.

2. Click on the "Add a Card" button on the "Debit and Credit Cards" screen to link your Visa card to your PayPal account. When the "Add Debit or Credit Card" screen loads, open the "Card Type" drop-down menu and select "Visa" to reveal the data-entry fields for your card information. Enter your card number, expiration date and the three-digit verification number from the back of the card.

3. Verify that your card's billing address matches the home address for your PayPal account. If it differs, click on the "Enter a new address as Billing Address" radio button and enter your information in the input fields that appear below it. Click on the "Add Card" button to complete the process. PayPal confirms that your card has been added to your account.

Verify Card

1. Log in to your PayPal account. Locate the "Profile" link on the homepage and choose "My Money" from the drop-down menu. In the "My Profile" list of financial sources, find the Visa card you added to your account. Click on the "Update" link next to the listing to load the "Debit and Credit Cards" screen for your Visa card.

2. Click on the "Confirm My Card" and "Continue" links, or "Link and Confirm My Card" and the "Save and Continue" links, whichever appear on the listing for your Visa card. PayPal will run a $1.95 charge on your Visa card within a few days as part of a security verification procedure.

3. Find the PayPal charge on your Visa statement, along with the four-digit code that appears with it. Log in to your PayPal account as soon as you find this information, either on a printed or online statement. Click on the "Profile" link and choose "My Money."

4. Locate your Visa card in the "My Profile" list of financial sources and click on the "Update" link. When the account screen loads, click on the "Enter PayPal Code" link and type in the code from your Visa card statement. Click on the "Confirm Code" button to complete the process.

Didn't mean it like that or to yell. It was for emphasis than anything before you get your account limited or blocked.

Users do end up here asking why they have problems with a transaction, performing an action or their account. Then come to find out they either can't get a refund because they send a personal payment for goods to save some money and help the seller avoid PayPal fees.  One user ended up getting charges backs for thousands of dollars trying to help someone withdraw money from cards.  Was asking questions trying to get to the cause of the problem.  We do not have access others' accounts so we ask questions and have to presume possible scenarios to get at the heart of the problem.

If you wanted to add cash to your PayPal account, use this:

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/ppcash

With prepaid cards, select the card as payment method to send payment because you can only add funds to balance with bank or through PayPal Cash at register.

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1 PayPal Transfers require a PayPal Balance account and a personalized card, which arrives within 10 business days after activation of your instant-issue card. If you do not already have a PayPal Balance account you will link to this Card, visit www.paypal.com to get one, or you may get one when you activate this card online. PayPal Balance account required for certain features, but not to have the PayPal Prepaid Card. Transfers may not exceed $300 per day/$2,000 per rolling 30 days and are limited to the funds available in your PayPal Balance account. Transfers may only be made in the name of a valid PayPal Prepaid Mastercard Cardholder. Only one (1) PayPal Prepaid Mastercard may be linked to one (1) PayPal Balance account. PayPal Transfers cannot be reversed or canceled. The Bancorp Bank and Mastercard are not affiliated with, and neither endorses nor sponsors the PayPal.com online account to which various funding sources, including a PayPal Prepaid Card, may be linked.

2 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR OPENING A NEW CARD ACCOUNT: To help the federal government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, the USA PATRIOT Act requires us to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens a Card Account. WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: When you open a Card Account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and your government ID number. We may also ask to see your driver's license or other identifying information. Card activation and identity verification required before you can use the Card Account. If your identity is partially verified, full use of the Card Account will be restricted, but you may be able to use the Card for in-store purchase transactions. Restrictions include: no ATM withdrawals, international transactions, account-to-account transfers and additional loads. Use of Card Account also subject to fraud prevention restrictions at any time, with or without notice. Residents of Vermont are ineligible to open a Card Account.

3 While this specific feature is available at no cost, certain other transaction fees and costs, terms, and conditions are associated with the use of this Card. See the Cardholder Agreement or Online Account Center for more details.

The PayPal Prepaid Mastercard is issued by The Bancorp Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard International Incorporated. Netspend is an authorized representative of The Bancorp Bank. Certain products and services may be licensed under U.S. Patent Nos. 6,000,608 and 6,189,787. Use of the Card Account is subject to activation, ID verification and funds availability. Transaction fees, terms, and conditions apply to the use and reloading of the Card Account. See the Cardholder Agreement for details.

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Card may be used everywhere Debit Mastercard is accepted.

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