Does PayPal operate a single large bank account to manage all user deposits and withdrawals?

Asked Sep 9, 2015ยท 1 answer
Faisal KhanAnswered Sep 9, 2015
No. PayPal has various accounts for various products, and each account holder is a sub-account (FBO) as such.

PayPal does pool all their user funds into specialized accounts, but they do not and cannot by law commingle their operation account with the user's money (that are pooled).

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