PayPal processes all money transfers based on their users’ email addresses. When receiving money from a friend, the process will differ based on whether they have a PayPal account or not.
First of all, if your friend is a registered PayPal user, they can simply make a direct transfer to your PayPal account. If you’re requesting a payment from them, simply follow the steps below to do this.
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Log into your PayPal account.
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Click the “Send & Request” tab at the top of the page.
- In the “Names or emails” field, enter your friend’s email address and click “Next.”
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Even if your friend is not a PayPal user, you can still create a money request in PayPal and send it to their email address. Once they receive the email from PayPal, they’ll see the instructions on how to create a PayPal account and make the payment.