Is PayPal Working Capital legit?

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PayPal Working Capital is a legitimate product from PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), the publicly-traded payment giant. Launched 2013 in partnership with WebBank (Utah-chartered industrial bank). One of the longest-running embedded-finance products in fintech.

Availability: only PayPal Business merchants are eligible. No formal application — PayPal evaluates your PayPal sales history and surfaces pre-qualified offers in your PayPal Business dashboard when you qualify. Cannot proactively apply or appeal an ineligible decision.

Eligibility (PayPal's published guidance): PayPal Business or Premier account active 9+ months ($15K+ annual PayPal volume for Premier, $20K+ for Business). No personal credit check. No personal guarantee on standard offers (rare advantage in the space).

Pricing: single fixed fee (5-18% of advance amount, no compounding factor). You pick repayment percentage at funding (10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, or 30% of daily PayPal sales) — higher percentage = lower fee. Minimum 10% of total owed must repay every 90 days.

Funding: same-day for eligible merchants. Funded directly to PayPal balance. Loan amounts typically $1K-$200K depending on PayPal volume.

Where to be careful: only repays via PayPal sales — if your PayPal volume drops, repayment slows but the 90-day-minimum-10% rule still applies (you may need to lump-sum top up). Not portable — if you switch payment processors mid-loan, balance can accelerate. Single advance at a time only.

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