Paypal now OK with adult b2b

[HunkyLuke]

according to this xbiz article, PayPal is now OK with adult b2b transactions:

In the wake of the suspension of ePassporte’s ability to use the Visa network, an old friend of adult has returned to the fold. PayPal, which used to be very adult-friendly before being acquired by eBay in 2002, appears to be once again allowing the use of its network by adult entertainment companies as a B2B payment option. C2B payments, however, have as yet not been revived by the global peer-to-peer payment platform.

I can't see that the article writers confirmed this directly with PayPal, but if its true, then thats great news!

[Fister]

I hope this is true! Paypal sure beats wires when checks or EFT are not good choices.

[Bec]

oh somebody please verify this!!!!

[nickbaer]

I've been paid by Programs for my earnings, for years via PayPal.

Business pays me... not Consumer pays me.

[HunkyLuke]

Here is the latest news from a post on GFY from "spazlabz":

Here is what I did today because I am just a little stinker and quite curious what their reply would be.... I FREAKING ASKED THEM... here is PapyPal's response... check out the last line, its freaking great! LOL

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Thank you for contacting PayPal.

Yes, you can use PayPal to send funds to your affiliates.

Business and Premier account members can send up to 5,000 simultaneous
payments to individuals using their email address. You can create, send,
and track all of your payments using the Mass Payment feature.

You start by creating a tab or comma delimited file or spreadsheet that
contains your recipient’s email address, payment amount, and currency
code. Next, you fund your PayPal account with the total amount of the
Mass Payment, plus fees in the currencies you are sending. Each currency
will need to have its own file. After you upload your file to your
PayPal account, you can review and edit your file or add a personal note
to each recipient before sending it.

Within minutes of sending your file, we’ll send you an email
notification that the process is complete. We’ll also notify your
recipients that have money. PayPal recipients receive their money
directly into their account. Recipients without a PayPal account can get
their money by clicking the link in their email and following the
instructions.

Here’s how to send a Mass Payment:

1. Log in to your PayPal account.
2. Click ‘Send Money.’
3. Click ‘Make a Mass Payment.’
4. Select your method of identifying your recipients under ‘My
payment recipients are identified by:’ and click ‘Upload’ on the ‘Mass
Payment’ page.
5. Click ‘Review.’
6. Click ‘Send Money.’

To see what countries can receive payment from PayPal, go to
www.paypal.com, click ‘Send Money,’ and then click ‘Transfer Money
Internationally.’

Note:

* You can pay recipients in 22 major currencies.
* Online payments are instant.
* There is no fee for the recipient, but there is a small
transaction fee for the sender.
* An insufficient PayPal account will cause a Mass Payment to fail.
* You cannot use a debit or credit card to fund a Mass Payment.
* Unclaimed money is returned to your account after 30 days.
* Individual payments cannot exceed $10,000.00 USD.

I am glad to have resolved your concern today. Please tell your friends
about PayPal.

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I dont know about you, but it seems to me that they are quite clear about sending out affiliate payments through them. I was very specific in my question and pointed out that this was not for any purchases to or from and that it amounted to commission payments earned by sending sales to our adult orientated websites (porn)

So it looks promising, but I don't know if this guy is legit or not. Anyone else care to ask them directly?

[HunkyLuke]

I have sent paypal a request for clarification on this...will let you know once I find out more info.

[Bec]

I am starting to get affiliate emails saying paypal is now an option!

[HunkyLuke]

I heard back from PayPal, they wanted to verify the details on my site and exactly what payments would be made before giving me the OK.

Its extremely encouraging, in the past they would have seen the word PORN and immediately dismissed this. I will keep you updated.

[Bec]

I just got a reply to my question about whether I can use Paypal to collect money for ads / links I sell on adult oriented directories. Here's the reply:

Accepting payments for advertising links would not be considered a
violation of the Acceptable Use Policy.

The complete Acceptable Use Policy can be found at the following URL:

http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr..._frame-outside


To learn more about the Acceptable Use Policy, please refer to our Help
Center page here:
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/helpweb?cmd=_help

If you have any questions, please contact the PayPal Acceptable Use
Policy Department at aup at paypal dot com.

[nickbaer]

When the times get tough, the tough get going.

Glad to see PayPal loosening up... although this is still B2B, not C2B which is where they still are discriminating against most of us.

[HunkyLuke]

I heard back from PayPal again today, after providing them with further information including my HunkMoney site URL, their response is:

Thank you very
much for providing us with your website and the information regarding
what you would like to use PayPal for. Unfortunately, we are not able
to extend our services to you for this website http://hunkmoney.com. We
do appreciate your inquiry. Have a great weekend!

So as far as I can tell, adult (even b2b) is not an option!

[nickbaer]

PayPal is OK with Businesses sending funds to others.

You don't want to have your business name with them be HunkMoney.com that can be Google'd. You want it to be a corporate type name - America The Beautiful Properties, or HMHoldings..