PayPal is an EBay company Founded in 1998. It allows any person or business with an email address to easily send and receive payments online. Having a PayPal account allows you to login to an online store and quickly make transactions without always having to put in a credit card number and other personal information.
You will eventually need to become verified by PayPal, which means you'll need to give them credit card and bank account information.
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