Give customers more ways to pay with PayPal and Venmo - and automatically view and reconcile transactions within Xero.
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3.5
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135
Xero usersListed for
9 years
June 2015Key functions
Payments
Overview
PayPal and Xero have made it easy for you to automatically offer your customers more flexible payment options on invoices, including PayPal, PayPal Credit(1), and mobile payment methods like Venmo(2). Making it easy for your customers to pay means less time chasing money, so you can spend more time on other parts of your business.
(1) PayPal Credit is subject to consumer credit approval. (2) Venmo is available for US shoppers only.
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PayPal + Xero
Once you’ve linked your PayPal and Xero accounts:
- A ‘Pay now’ button appears on your invoices.
- Your customers simply click the button and either pay with their PayPal account or enter their credit or debit card details.
- You receive the money in your PayPal account straight away.
Getting started
You only need to link your PayPal and Xero accounts once. You can do this in your Xero settings.
In your Xero settings:
- Go to General Settings and click Payment Services.
- Click Add PayPal.
- Enter your PayPal account email address and click Save.
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Boris Pogoriller
Posted 11 Apr 2024
Account restrained for no reason
I am solicitor working in a one person firm. I have been using PayPal for online payments as part of Xero invoicing for about 6 years.
On 10 April 2024 I received a payment from a client that was larger than my usual payments. The client paid my invoice by credit card. Both the client and I are located in Australia.
PayPal unilaterally restrained my account and demanded proof of ID, proof of transaction, information on my business and my bank account statements.
When I contacted customer service at PayPal I was informed the transaction was deemed risky because the amount was large - circa $AUS35k and because the payer was NOT a PayPal user. The payer used his regular bank credit card in this instance. I was informed it may take 1-2 business days to reopen my account and nothing can be done sooner.
I will now cease using PayPal and would not recommend PayPal to any client or friend.
3 people found this review helpful.
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Mercantil Coffee
Posted 9 Jun 2023
very bad
they took like 10% comision and block the money for 180 days
13 people found this review helpful.
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Andy Ingham
Posted 5 Mar 2023
Never again
Thought this would be a convenient way to receive money from overseas clients. They taxed me an my client nearly 10% of the overall transfer. This made it 10 times more than a standard bank transfer. They then had the cheek to keep 95% of all that money to 'save me from myself', 'just in case I'd not actually shipped the goods yet'. Just an excuse to keep hold of money! Never again. Avoid if you actually want to be paid!
12 people found this review helpful.
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By PayPal
Added in 2015Countries
Australia, Canada, Global, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United StatesLanguages
EnglishGet started with PayPal
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