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How to Stop PayPal from Taking Money from a Bank Account

Written By
Ryan Menezes
Ryan Menezes
Feb 1, 2013
1 minute read
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When you link your company's PayPal account and bank account, PayPal will deduct from your bank account if your PayPal balance can't cover transactions. You'll be able to pay customers and clients far more easily, but you'll open your company to risk – anyone who gains access to your PayPal account can now spend much more of your money. Though PayPal has a policy of reimbursing users for unauthorized payments, the process can be a time-consuming hassle. Disconnecting your accounts will permanently stop PayPal from taking money from your bank account.

Step 1

Log in to your PayPal account and hover the mouse pointer over "Profile" in the page's navigation bar.

Step 2

Click "Update Bank Account" to open a list of your attached bank accounts.

Step 3

Click "Remove" beside the entry for each bank account that you want to disconnect from PayPal.

Ryan Menezes

Ryan Menezes is a professional writer and blogger. He has a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Boston University and has written for the American Civil Liberties Union, the marketing firm InSegment and the project management service…

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