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Re: commercial payment from South Africa?

by contraptioneer Contributor in About Business (Archive)
‎Feb-03-2012 03:32 PM
‎Feb-03-2012 03:32 PM
That agrees with what I'm hearing that only one bank is authorized by the South Adrican government to pass through to Paypal.   It sounds like you are quoting Paypal policy and that Paypal will allow a South African company to send funds out of the country at will.   Does South African law that also allow a South African company to send funds out of South Africa at will?   Dan ... View more

Re: commercial payment from South Africa?

by contraptioneer Contributor in About Business (Archive)
‎Feb-03-2012 01:35 PM
‎Feb-03-2012 01:35 PM
Thanks for getting right back to me.   Is this a recent change?   Several business people I have contacted in South Africa say they cannot.   Two of them admitted they have not tried for a while so I wonder if it used to be that they could not and they are unaware of a recent change.   Thanks, Dan ... View more

Re: commercial payment from South Africa?

by contraptioneer Contributor in About Business (Archive)
‎Feb-03-2012 09:59 AM
‎Feb-03-2012 09:59 AM
www.paypal.com/worldwide  doesn't differentiate between an individual making a personal purchase and a company buying supplies for it's business.   My question is:   Does the law in South Africa restrict a South African company from using Paypal to pay for commercial supplies from the USA?  I figure you should know.   Thanks, Dan   By the way, the spell checker on this Paypal forum doesn't have either Paypal or paypal in it's dictionary. ... View more

commercial payment from South Africa?

by contraptioneer Contributor in About Business (Archive)
‎Jan-31-2012 10:57 AM
‎Jan-31-2012 10:57 AM
A prospective commercial customer in Cape Town South Africa tells me he is not allowed to make Paypal payments related to commerse. He wants to do a wire transfer instead. Is he telling the truth?   Thanks ahead, Dan ... View more
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