Request and receive money

Request. Receive. Rejoice.

Need a friend to pay you back? Pooling money for a group gift? Collecting rent from your flatmates? Settle up with PayPal. Your money goes right to your PayPal account. It’ll be ready when you need it to shop online, pay friends, donate and more.1

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Fast. Safe. Simple.

Settle up fast with PayPal link2

Just a share a request link by text, DM, or chat to easily get paid back by just about anyone in 110+ countries.

Money goes right to your PayPal balance

Get fast access to your PayPal balance—no bank transfer necessary. Use it to shop, send money, pay bills and more.

Security when you shop with PayPal

Request payments in peace. Transactions are encrypted and PayPal does not share full financial information with merchants.

Fast and flexible ways to settle up

Request money wherever the conversation is already happening with a PayPal link. Or share your PayPal username or QR code. Also, pick how you make group expenses easy: split purchases or pool money up front.

Request money.

Here’s how:

No more IOUs

Planning a group gift or event? Pool money with friends in advance for group purchases and shared experiences and skip the hassle of reimbursing one another afterwards.​3

All

in the

PayPal app

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.