Emergency money on hold..

[Castle-ke]

I recently received some money from a friend for an emergency on 11th May 2021. It was an urgent matter and 2 days later, it's still on hold. Anyone know how i can make this process faster? As it was gift money and no product had been sold.

[kernowlass]

@Castle-ke 

Its down to how the payment was SENT to an account.

1. If sent using money > goods / services option then paypal would see the recipient as a seller and apply the new seller hold. They would also charge a fee.

2. If sent using the send money > family / friends option then the recipient would have the payment instantly (as long as it wasn't an echeque pending with a clearance date) with no fee if funded from a bank account or balance (a fee if you use a card). (However that option is not available in every country).