How to Create a Verified PayPal

Verifying with a Credit or Debit Card
1. Visit PayPal.com. Sign into your PayPal account or click 'Sign Up' to create a new account. Choose the type of account, such as Personal, Premier or Business and then fill in the required information and click 'Agree and Create Account.'
2. Click 'Profile' on your main account page. Click 'My Money' and 'Credit or Debit Card' or select 'Credit or Debit Card' under 'Financial Information' once you click 'Profile.' The steps vary depending on which PayPal profile setup you have.
3. Click 'Add Card.' Fill in the required information to create the card, such as entering the card number, security number and your name.
4. Navigate back to the 'Credit or Debit Card' page. Click 'Link and Confirm My Card.' Select 'Save and Continue.'
5. Look at your online credit or debit card statement in two to three days. Look for the $1.95 PayPal charge and the 4-digit code next to the charge.
6. Go back to the 'Credit or Debit Card' page on your PayPal account. Click 'Link and Confirm my Card.' Type in the 4-digit code from your card statement in the provided text box. Click 'Submit' to confirm your card. Your account is now verified.
Verify with a Bank Account
7. Go to Paypal.com and sign into your account, or click 'Sign Up' to create a new account. You'll need to select your account type and enter the requested information to create your account.
8. Click 'Profile.' Select 'Bank Accounts' under 'Financial Information.' If you do not see that information, then click 'Profile.' Select 'My Money' and 'Add My Bank' under 'Banks.' Type in the required information, which includes entering your bank's routing number, your bank account number and your bank name.
9. Click 'Profile' if you added an online bank account. Select 'Bank Accounts' under 'Financial Information.' If you do not see that information, click 'Profile' and click 'My Money.' Select 'Update' next to 'Credit and Debit Cards.' Select 'Confirm.' If you do not use online banking, you'll need to first look at your bank account and write down the two small deposits PayPal made into your account. Navigate to the bank account confirmation page afterward and enter the two small deposits in the provided boxes. Click 'Confirm.'