Comments on: How to open a PayPal Micropayment Account?

By: CCPrUs

CCPrUs — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:07:09 +0000

Once you reach PayPal’s search box, you always get the same results.

Just playing it safe, I verified using your account type.
Results are as follows:

By: Patricia

Patricia — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:28:56 +0000

Hi there I just tried search ‘micropayments’ in the search box, and i am logged in with business account, but i got nothing.

my account info:
# Account Type – Business
# Status – Unverified Get verified

Thanks

By: CCPrUs

CCPrUs — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:24:57 +0000

The PayPal search box is located on top right side of page:

If you fail to see it, most chances are you’re logged-in to a Personal PayPal account, rather than a Premier or Business account.

Open a Business or Premier PayPal account and try again.

By: Waneta Cecena

Waneta Cecena — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:40:39 +0000

Where is the: “PayPal search box”?
I’ve gone through every possible page and such simply does not exist!

By: Hipolito M. Wiseman

Hipolito M. Wiseman — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:24:00 +0000

Hi Gidi,
I noticed you have lots of inputs with regards to credit card security, and on this post relating to PayPal micropayment accounts.
Thought sharing that PayPal now enables a PayPal Security Key.
blogflw.com/2010/05/26/how-to-keep-paypal-account-safe/
I am sure this additional security feature is of interest to any PayPal user and other credit card processing enthusiastics.

By: Rob Barsky

Rob Barsky — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:29:40 +0000

Hi Gidi,

Just so you know, I spent hours on PayPal’s site trying to open a PayPal Micropayment Account and was completely lost! The way they implemented this solution is far from user friendly and I was frustrated by my inability of going through such a simple task…

I couldn’t believe I’ll find a better explanation anywhere else – after all I was trying to get the solution from the source – PayPal’s official site… yet frustrated as I was I tried Google and searched for: “How to open a PayPal Micropayment Account?”

Your blog comes right out and brings such precise info – I was stunned! Following your explanations I was up and running with my PayPal micropayment account in no time – Thanks!!!

Rob.

By: Kipu Inad

Kipu Inad — Mon, 17 May 2010 07:24:04 +0000

This post is so helpful – I read your step by step examples and was able to “SEE” how to get it open without even having to leave the article…

By: CCPrUs

CCPrUs — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:47:02 +0000

Hi Sue – thanks for asking!

Sure you can, yet you won’t find such an option on PayPal’s menus as of yet.

Just CALL PayPal, open a service request and have that micropayment account switched back to the business or premier account you originally opened.

By: Sue King

Sue King — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:15:11 +0000

once you switch to micropayments can you switch back?

By: CCPrUs

CCPrUs — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:38:33 +0000

Hi Nichol,

I sure could… yet I have to say that it’s a little out of our scope. This blog is about Credit Card Processing while mobile micropayments is basically an “alternative payment”.

In one (or two) words – a mobile micropayment solution allows people to charge e-commerce transactions to their cell phone bills.
It sure fits the micropayment industry, as this solution is not restricted to a per transaction fee dictated by the credit card associations, nevertheless, when looking at actual fees charged, net settlement to merchant might drop below 50%…! (Carriers, i.e. – the mobile phone companies, usually charge between 30% to 50% and the company providing the mobile micropayment service usually takes around 10%).

If your micropayment is truly micro (10 cents or less) – this is the way to go, yet in most micropayments scenarios (over 10 cents per transaction), the PayPal offer ends with a better deal.

I hope this helps and THANKS for asking!

Gidi.