Can other people monitor my PayPal account?

[1_9_0]

Hi! Sorry about this, I've never used PayPal before and I'm really new to all of it. I have other people on my bank account, and before I linked it to my PayPal account, I wanted to ask if they would be able to see my PayPal account? Would they have access to it? I understand they will probably be able to see if I transfer money to my PayPal account (can that be done without linking them? Or do I have to link them?), but would they be able to view transactions done using my PayPal account? Basically, how much would they be able to see and monitor if I linked my bank account to my PayPal account? Thanks!

[Mejoare · Accepted solution]

Hi @1_9_0 ,

Thank you for reaching out to us. 

We understand that you are concern with the security of your Paypal account. Even if there are other account holder's under your bank account, they will not have access to your Paypal account. If you purchase an item online and pay through your Paypal, they would see this Paypal charge on the bank statement but only limited information like it would show it is from Paypal, a code and the amount. It would show as a regular transaction on the statement. 

Only you can access your Paypal account and see all the activities by logging in to your Paypal account. 

Even merchants that you buy from will not even see your bank details, what they will be able to see from their Paypal account once you pay them would be your email address and the amount. All your details are secured with Paypal. 

Hope I was able to clarify a bit. Stay safe.

[1_9_0]

This was really helpful. Thank you!