Meryl's Notes Blog

A sponsor asked me to set up recurring payments for his account on PayPal. In the past, I wanted this feature, but didn’t find it. When the sponsor told me to set it up, I searched harder and found the answer under Subscriptions and Recurring Payments. PayPal’s recurring payment feature is more of a Web site-based feature than an e-mail feature.

It would be nice if PayPal added a checkbox for indicating recurring payments for the client you’re billing. Recurring payments is not available for personal accounts, so it isn’t free even with direct deposit.

I know businesses must pay a charge fee to take credit cards, but I believe we shouldn’t be charged a fee when receiving or sending a direct deposit — no matter the account type. Yes, PayPal needs to make money, but I am sure the credit card and other features take advantage as I don’t believe its fees are competitive.