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Verifying your Paypal account

Meeting the legal requirements to take payments via Paypal

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Written by Anni
Updated over a month ago

✨ Please note: Online payments are available on the Lite plan or above.

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'Not verified'

If you’re processing credit or debit card payments through Bookwhen, your PayPal account must meet the required criteria. If it doesn’t, your PayPal account will appear 'Not verified' in your payment settings, which may cause issues when accepting payments.

Payments screen with an arrow pointing at the 'Not verified' message

There are three ways you can rectify this:



Business account

To process credit or debit card payments through Bookwhen, your PayPal account must be set up correctly.

First, make sure your PayPal account is a Business account rather than a Personal account. To do this:

  1. Log in to your PayPal account and open your profile settings by selecting the settings icon ⚙️ , then Your Profile:

    PayPal screen showing a mouse select the settings cog, then 'Your profile'

  2. Scroll down to Account type to check the type of account:

    Account settings on PayPal with an arrow pointing at 'Account type'

  3. If your account is not a Business account, select the Settings cog ⚙️ at the top, then Account settings and Upgrade to a business account.


Verify your Paypal account

PayPal requires confirmation that you own the financial details linked to your account. To verify, they will typically make a small payment or deposit a small amount into your account. You will then need to provide details from this transaction.


Verifying your financial details

To have a verified PayPal account, you must add and confirm at least one bank account or credit/debit card. To do this:

  1. Log in to your PayPal account.

  2. Select the Wallet section. 

    Paypal summary page showing a mouse click the 'More' button

    Adding a bank account

  3. Select Add a new bank account and enter your sort code and account number.

  4. Select Agree and Add:

    Linking a bank account page showing numbers being typed into the sort code and account number fields

  5. PayPal will make a small deposit in your bank account and include a four-digit code next to the transaction on your bank statement.

  6. Access your statement and find this code, then enter it on the subsequent screen before selecting Confirm:

    Confirm your bank screen showing a confirm button

    Adding a credit/debit card

  7. Select Add a new card, enter your card details, then Add card:

    Add a card screen showing numbers being entered in the card number field, expiry date, security code and add card button

  8. Paypal will withdraw a small amount (less than £1) to confirm your card and then refund it within 24 hours.

  9. Select Confirm card, Confirm card again, and select Get code to consent to the temporary charge. 

    Card screen showing a mouse click 'confirm your card', then get a code, then done.

  10. The charge usually appears in 3-4 days. Once it does, find the four-digit code next to the charge on your card statement, return to your Paypal wallet, select confirm card again and follow the steps to enter the code and complete verification.

    Confirm visa credit screen showing a 4-digit code field and confirm button


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