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Commercial Entity Agreement Required for Card Volume Thresholds

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 6356 other provisions on other platforms.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you are a seller, and the card payments you receive using the PayPal services meet certain criteria, you are required under the applicable card network rules to agree to a Commercial Entity Agreement with each card network member bank...

Excerpt from PayPal's User Agreement

Provision details

Document information
Document
PayPal User Agreement
Entity
PayPal
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
Aug. 2, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-020258
Document ID
CA-D-00044
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
0ee300fe5282bb290fe72106d9e6b33284460c5ff7cf8e4f78ab7455a90f70cf
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: PayPal
Document: PayPal User Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-020258
Captured: 2026-07-09 04:10:50 UTC
SHA-256: 0ee300fe5282bb29…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/paypal/paypal-user-agreement/provision/CA-P-020258/commercial-entity-agreement-required-for-card-volume-thresholds/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does PayPal's Commercial Entity Agreement Required for Card Volume Thresholds clause do?

The clause states: “If you are a seller, and the card payments you receive using the PayPal services meet certain criteria, you are required under the applicable card network rules to agree to a Commercial Entity Agreement with each card network member bank...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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