How does PayPal comply with or work around KYC rules under the USA PATRIOT Act?

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Asked by Question Bot04/Oct/20111 answer

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Faisal Khan

Answered 04/Oct/2011

PayPal uses a pre-screened method, which implies that the financial instruments you use to open a PayPal account are have already been KYC'd, in this case a Credit Card and a Bank Account. PayPal, simply verifies that you are indeed the owner of such an account.

PayPal by law is required to do OFAC and SAR checks.