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Page written by Chris Godfrey. Last reviewed on November 8, 2024. Next review due July 1, 2025.
Fast, simple and easy to apply for, PayPal business loans are suitable for businesses that use PayPal to process some or all their sales. But how does this financing work? Let’s take a look.
This type of financing works like a traditional term business loan. Borrow from $5,000 up to $100,000 if you’re a first-time borrower, or up to $150,000 if you’ve had a PayPal loan before. Repayment periods vary from 17 to 52 weeks depending on your credit history and the sum you borrow.Â
To repay, you’ll make an automatic and identical payment every week from your business bank account. A flat fee is applied at loan origination and tacked on to the sum you borrow. This means you’ll repay loan capital plus a percentage of the fee with each repayment. A full credit check is required, but if you’re approved, PayPal say you’ll have the funds in your bank account the next business day.Â
PayPal Working Capital Loans offer slightly more flexibility than PayPal Business Loans and are best for businesses that process many of their sales through PayPal or who have weak credit.Â
The funding works by taking a small percentage of your PayPal sales until the loan is repaid. Borrow from $1,000 up to $200,000 if you’re a first-timer, or $300,000 if you’re a repeat borrower. No credit check is required as qualification is based on your PayPal trading history. PayPal say that if you’re approved, you can have the funds in your PayPal Business account ‘within minutes’.Â
PayPal’s cut of your sales is set by you, but be careful, because the lower the percentage you pay on each sale, the higher your fee will be and the longer it will take to pay off the loan. If you make no sales, you won’t have to make any repayments aside from a minimum amount ranging from 5% to 10% of your loan amount, due every 90 days.
PayPal do not publish their fees, so the only way to find out is to apply for a loan. This can make it tough to compare PayPal financing costs to business loans from other lenders.
You’ll have to meet PayPal’s minimum eligibility requirements to qualify for a PayPal business loan:
PayPal Business Loan:
PayPal Working Capital Loan:
The application processes for both types of PayPal business loan are straightforward:
PayPal Business Loan:
PayPal Working Capital Loan:
No. PayPal Business Loans and PayPal Working Capital Loans do not require a personal guarantee or collateral.
PayPal Business Loans are repaid over a fixed duration of 17 to 52 weeks. PayPal Working Capital Loans are repaid from your PayPal sales, so the higher your sales and the higher the percentage of each sale that you commit to loan repayment, the shorter the loan term.Â
PayPal Business Loans are repaid with regular weekly payments automatically deducted from your business bank account. You’ll repay a percentage of the loan sum and flat fee that was applied at loan origination with every payment. PayPal Working Capital Loans are repaid with a set percentage of your PayPal sales until the borrowed sum is paid off.
Like all types of business financing, PayPal business loans have their advantages and disadvantages:
Pros:
Cons:
No. PayPal business loans are currently unavailable for businesses based in North and South Dakota.
If a PayPal business loan is not for you, don’t worry, there are other ways to get the funding your business needs. Popular small business loans include:
Working with business finance experts can make all the difference when applying for funding. Contact Swoop to discuss your borrowing needs, get help with your application and to compare high-quality business loans from a choice of lenders. Give your business the boost it deserves. Register with Swoop today.
Chris is a freelance copywriter and content creator. He has been active in the marketing, advertising, and publishing industries for more than twenty-five years. Writing for Barclays Bank, Metro Bank, Wells Fargo, ABN Amro, Quidco, Legal and General, Inshur Zego, AIG, Met Life, State Farm, Direct Line, insurers and pension funds, his words have appeared online and in print to inform, entertain and explain the complex world of consumer and business finance and insurance.
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