Want to send or request money and get updates within the United States using only your voice? Now you can with the PayPal skill on Alexa. With the PayPal skill, we’re making it easier than ever to check your account updates, including you PayPal balance, and send or request money from friends using nothing more than your voice.
To get started, enable the skill, link your US PayPal account, and select your default way to pay. For added security, you will need to create a 4-digit pin during setup that Alexa will ask for whenever you open the skill.
Once you’ve enabled the skill, simply say “Alexa, Open PayPal.” From there, Alexa can help you send and request money to and from your top PayPal contacts in the US, as well as gives account updates and check your balance. Try saying the following commands:
“updates please” “Send Money” “Send 10 dollars to David” “Receive 20 dollars” “What is new in my account?” “is there any update in my account?” "What’s the status of my dispute" "What happened to my refund request" “What’s my balance?”
You can also try by saying the full command, such as “Alexa, ask PayPal to Send $5 to Sam.”
To make the skill more useful, you’ll need to either send or request money to your PayPal contacts, or you can easily import contacts by visiting https://www.paypal.com/skills/setting.
Note: For now, PayPal's Alexa skill is only available in the United States. We waive all fees when you send money domestically using your PayPal balance or bank account. Standard fees apply when sending using debit or credit cards.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that the skill will read out the financial information (Ex: PayPal balance) loud.
For more information about the PayPal skill, visit https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/amazon-echo-and-alexa
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