How to Accept eCheck as a Payment Option in PayPal

Written By Stefan S.

Last updated 6 months ago

Depending on your settings in your PayPal account, vendors may not have the eCheck option enabled. eCheck allows customers to purchase your products with other payment sources like a linked Bank Account, instead of using their PayPal balance.

Here is what it looks like to a customer when enabled.

To confirm that you have eCheck enabled, log in to your PayPal account, then click on Profile > Profile & Settings > My Selling Tools > then click Update under Block Payments.

Make sure that the Block the following payments checkbox is NOT ticked for Pay with eCheck.

Important:

Please note that when a customer pays using an eCheck, it typically takes 3 to 5 business days to process and clear. As a result, the product will not be delivered until the funds have been successfully received by the vendor.


These transactions can be found under Transactions > Pending.


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