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FNB launches PayPal services in SA

South Africans can finally use the full suite of services from US online payments company PayPal, but only if they have a bank account from First National Bank.

FNB and PayPal, a subsidiary of online auctions giant eBay, have struck a deal with each other and the SA Reserve Bank that will finally allow South Africans to receive international payments into their PayPal accounts and transfer this money into their bank accounts.

PayPal has had to partner with a local financial services institution as a way of dealing with SA's onerous exchange control regulations. All transactions involving the PayPal service will automatically be reported to the Reserve Bank.

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