Transfer between countries using N26

[DavidMayall]

My Paypal is set up in the UK. I recently moved to France, I now have a N26 Euro bank account based in Germany.

How do I transfer my Paypal balance to my N26 Euro bank account. I have tried adding it but I can only add a UK bank via Sort Code,

I need to add account by BIC and IBAN

thanks for your help

[kernowlass]

@DavidMayall

Paypal is country specific so if you move country you have to open another paypal account in that country and add an address / phone number / and bank accounts from within that country.

[DavidMayall]

Thank you for your answer.

OK, so if I have two Paypal accounts can I  a. use the same email for both? and b, transfer money between them without cost?

The bank in question is N26, it's based in Germany but offering a Europe wide service. I live in France, would I need a German or a French paypal account?

[kernowlass]

@DavidMayall

Your email address identifies your paypal account, it can't identify 2 paypal accounts in 2 different countries.

You can transfer funds between the 2 in exactly the same way that you can pay someone in another country BUT if you use the friends / family option (as you are just transfering funds and not buying anything )  then you may still pay cross border fees.

he bank in question is N26, it's based in Germany but offering a Europe wide service. I live in France, would I need a German or a French paypal account?

Thought I had already answered that one as per my post above >>

so if you move country you have to open another paypal account in that country and add an address / phone number / and bank accounts from within that country.

[DavidMayall]

You may have answered it but, I'm glad to say, you're wrong in this instance.

If you have a French Paypal account you can link a German bank account. (At least it works for N26)

Thanks for your help.

[kernowlass]

@DavidMayall

Nope not wrong.

You may have linked it but that is another matter to using it.

Proof, oh and your welcome  >>

https://www.paypal.com/au/selfhelp/article/Can-I-add-a-foreign-bank-account-to-my-PayPal-account-FAQ...

[DavidMayall · Accepted solution]

Whether I like your tone or not is a separate matter but please don't spread misinformation.

This topic is specifically related to the use of N26 bank accounts in France.

For anyone curious about that, you can link an N26 account to a French paypal account

This email from Paypal confirms;

Bonjour xxxx,

Merci d'avoir accepté le mandat de prélèvement SEPA. Votre compte N26 Bank Gmbh X-XXXX est maintenant lié à votre compte PayPal.

Vous pouvez désormais :

-    effectuer des paiements avec votre compte bancaire

-    payer sans fournir vos informations financières aux marchands

-    payer très rapidement

Compte bancaire : X-XXXX

Identifiant créancier PayPal : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Référence Unique de Mandat (RUM) : XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Conservez ce numéro, il pourrait vous être utile. Ces informations sont également disponibles dans vos Préférences.  

Cet email n'est pas une confirmation de paiement. Celle-ci vous sera envoyée dans un autre email.

Cordialement,

PayPal

I accept your apology 😉

[kernowlass]

@DavidMayall

Personally I don't care if you like my tone or not and i certainly will not be giving you any apology  

And if you think marking your post as the solution stopped further replies sorry to disillusion you on that one.

Just looked up about your N26 account and it is not a German or a French bank account, it is in fact a EUROPEAN bank account and the first of its kind.

So my answer as to whether you can add a German bank account to a French paypal account was correct you cannot.

But you can link a EUROPEAN bank account to a French paypal account.

[DavidMayall]

Removed

[kernowlass]

@DavidMayall

Really?