I have been receiving paypal payments since paypal has allowed Philippine based paypal users to receive paypal funds.
Today though, I received this message when I tried to accept a paypal payment that is sent to me as payment for the articles I have written for an Asian based Magazine:
For Upgrade to a Premier account and accept payments), it says,
“If you expect to receive more than 5 credit or debit card payments per year, or are building a business, we suggest upgrading to a Premier account.”
For Option 2, (Keep your Personal account status and accept this payment), it says “Choose this option if you expect to receive fewer than 5 credit or debit card payments per year. Personal account lets you accept 5 credit or debit card payments annually. You can accept 5 more credit or debit card payments before Oct. 12, 2008.”
This is the first time that I need to approve a payment that is sent to me. This is also the first time that I received a payment in SGD (Singaporean Dollars) and not in US Dollars. My concern is that the Philippine primary currency is PESOS and not SGD. I wonder if this prompt appears because of the different currency that I received.
Should I upgrade my account? If I get regular assignments from that Magazine that I write for, then I really need to upgrade my account. I dont know if companies like smorty, paypal and reviewme use debit card or credit card to send paypal funds because I have been receiving payments from them too.
personal accounts have lower fees compared to premiere.
if you would receive regular payments and direct credit card payments, then you should upgrade to premiere.