Because you are permanently closing your PayPal account, everything tied to your account will be permanently deleted. This means your transaction history will be lost.
What happens when I close my PayPal account? Again, all transaction history and data from the original account will be deleted, and you will not be able to recover or access it. Once it's gone, it's gone.
How long does PayPal store your Personal Information? We retain Personal Information for as long as needed or permitted in context of the purpose for which it was collected and consistent with applicable law.
If you registered using a nickname, fictitious name or your name has changed due to legal reasons, such as marriage or divorce, you can make changes from the "My personal info" section of your profile. Select the reason for the changes and follow the prompts to delete and replace the incorrect information.
We keep all your information secure. For example, when you use PayPal to send a payment, the recipient doesn't receive any sensitive financial details like your credit card or bank account number. You don't have to worry about paying someone online.
You can download a report of your transaction activity for up to the past 7 years into PDF, Quicken, QuickBooks, or as a CSV or TAB file.
We store your personal data in secure databases. In addition, we automatically encrypt your confidential information when it's stored and transmitted. Your data can't be intercepted when it's sent from your computer to ours.
When you use your PayPal account to send and spend, we'll only share the information that's appropriate to complete your transaction. So when you send money to a friend for last night's dinner bill, she'll see your name and email address, not your bank account number.
In general, the payment history and activity in your PayPal account is private and can only be viewed by you. Only you have access to your account and the transactions that have been made through it.
Quick tip: Once a PayPal account is closed, it cannot be reopened. You can open a new account under the same email address, but all transaction history for the old account will be lost.
No. Once you close your PayPal account, it cannot be reopened.
All PayPal transactions have a unique 17-character ID that is used to identify each transaction. You can use the transaction ID in PayPal to track the status of a transaction or to search for past transactions. The ID can be found on the Payment Quick Status report for your event: Click Campaigns.
It's worth noting that PayPal does not share this information with your bank, so your bank statement will only show the amount of the transaction and that it was a PayPal payment. It won't show the details of the transaction, such as the name of the recipient or the item purchased.
PayPal requires users to use their real names on personal accounts.
To make an anonymous online payment with PayPal, you'll need to register a payment card or bank account. When you make the transaction, your recipient will only see your registered name and e-mail address.
PayPal also offers the same protections on their accounts whether you pay with credit or debit, yet you'll have far fewer consumer protections if you make a purchase with a debit card online directly (and not through PayPal).
We understand how important your data is to you. We're committed to keeping it secure and in line with applicable laws and regulations, as well as industry-leading privacy standards. Rest assured that we don't engage in selling your data.
Contact PayPal and your financial institutions immediately
So if you suspect your account has been compromised, contact us immediately. Call your banks and credit card companies. Ask for the fraud departments, explain what's happened, and ask what they can do to help.
In 2002, PayPal was bought by eBay for $1.5 billion. eBay spun off PayPal in 2015, which would be listed as an independent entity. Today PayPal owns brands like Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, and iZettle.
Why can't I delete my PayPal account? If you're having trouble deleting your account, it may be because there are some loose ends you need to tie up. PayPal warns you won't be able to delete your account if there are unresolved issues or a balance.
Log in to your PayPal account in any web browser. Click on the gear icon in the top-right corner to view your account settings. Under the Account tab, scroll all the way to the bottom and click on Close your account. Finally, hit Close Account on the pop-up that appears.
The short answer is no. For regulatory and compliance reasons, bank statements record all credit card transactions to protect you from fraud. For better or for worse, this means that it's impossible to hide or delete them from your history once they're processed.
When you have imported a bank statement or manually added transactions to an existing bank statement, if an individual transaction/entry is incorrect or duplicated it can be removed (deleted) from the bank statement.