Why is there a fee? (2024)

FAQs

What does it mean when you have a fee? ›

A fee is a fixed price charged for a specific service. Fees are applied in a variety of ways such as costs, charges, commissions, and penalties. Fees are most commonly found in heavily transactional services and are paid in lieu of a wage or salary.

Why Does PayPal Charge a Fee? PayPal is a publicly-traded for-profit business that generates income by charging fees. PayPal uses cash generated from fees to maintain a high level of services, pay its employees, and introduce innovative payment methods.

Personal payments aren't covered by PayPal Purchase Protection. You can make a personal payment to anyone in the US for free if you use your bank account or PayPal Balance. If you use a debit or credit card, there will be a small charge for your payment. Go to our Fees page for more information.

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They're basically the cost that your payment processor charges you in order to facilitate the transaction.

For example, if you are receiving a domestic invoice payment of $1,000, the PayPal fee would be ($1,000 x (3.49 ÷ 100)) + $0.49, or $35.39. Continuing with the previous example, if you want to receive a total amount of $1,000, you should charge ($1,000 + $0.49) ÷ (1 - (3.49 ÷ 100)), or $1,036.67.

As the recipient of funds, you are responsible for all PayPal fees. Fees for receiving money are typically a percentage of your transaction total plus a fixed fee. PayPal fees vary by payment type, currency received, and whether the transaction is domestic or international.

You can also avoid foreign transaction fees by making purchases online only with international merchants that work with U.S. credit cards and accept U.S. dollars. When shopping online, make sure that their business is based in the U.S. or that they accept a range of payment options that include U.S. currency.

How can I get paid without fees? ›

Services like Apple Pay and Google Pay don't charge any extra fees on top of credit card processing fees, so the cost is the same as accepting card payments directly. PayPal does charge an additional fee for each transaction, so it's more expensive for merchants – but it's also a more established payment method.

While adding surcharges to the cost of a purchase is now legal in nearly all states, businesses and merchants must follow rules regarding how such fees are implemented.

PayPal fee structure

To stay in business, the company needs to make some form of income off of its services. To do this, PayPal charges a fee for most transactions that go through its system. And in most cases, these fees are charged to the person or company receiving the money.

If you send money using your PayPal balance or bank account, or Amex send^TM account, there is no fee. If you send money using a credit or debit card, there is a 2.9% + fixed fee.

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