What is PayPal?

What is PayPal?

Like to buy things online now and again? A PayPal account lets you group together all your online payment methods into a single digital wallet. Not only is it a lot easier, it’s also faster and more secure. Discover all the benefits of PayPal now.

One digital wallet

  • Link your payment cards to your PayPal account just once
  • Select PayPal as your way to pay online
    (you only need your e-mail address and PayPal password)
  • Or transfer money for free from your bank account to your PayPal account and use your PayPal balance to pay
  • Check your PayPal balance and transactions using KBC Brussels Mobile (see how it works)

Pay securely

  • Your details are safely stored in your PayPal account
  • PayPal payment recipients never see your account or credit card details
  • PayPal’s advanced fraud prevention technology continuously scans your transactions for suspicious activity
  • Your purchases are covered by PayPal Buyer Protection*

* T&Cs apply

Link your bank account to PayPal

  1. Log in to your PayPal account
  2. Go to your ‘Wallet
  3. Select ‘Link a bank account
  4. Enter your details and tap or click ‘Agree and Link
  5. Check your details and select ‘Add a bank account

Confirm your account and you’re almost ready to get started.
PayPal will transfer 0.01 euros to your bank account within three days (you’ll see a four-digit code next to the transaction).

As soon as you’ve received that code:

  1. Go to your ‘Wallet
  2. Select your bank account and then ‘Confirm
  3. Enter the four-digit code and tap or click ‘Confirm

You can now start making payments.

Link your credit card to PayPal

Link your credit card to PayPal
  1. Log in to your PayPal account
  2. Go to the menu and open your ‘Wallet
  3. Select ‘Link a credit card
  4. Enter your details and select ‘Save

The credit card will be linked to your account after a few minutes.