Comments on: Al Rajhi roxs, Public Bank suxs

By: pipsrider

pipsrider — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:44:58 +0000

“NOTE : I read that PayPal may freeze your account if you make sudden withdrawals with a new card. So, try with small amount first. If your account is frozen, PayPal will need your printed documents to be couriered to them. So, go slow.”

I just opened my Al-Rahji after being told by friend that it is easy to transfer from paypal. One day after I got the card, I transferred a sum of USD500 to Al-Rahji card. The transfer took place on 7 July 2008. On 11 July 2008 I checked my account and yes! I got the money…the exchange rate also amazing….after deducting paypal fees of USD5, the exchange rate is RM3.218…nice! Not bad for only 1 week waiting with a very good exchange rate…

By: FELEX

FELEX — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:54:04 +0000

Anyone use MOL freedom card?can withdraw from pay pal?tq

By: lilian

lilian — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:13:38 +0000

shankar – Since a few people had mentioned it, I believe you cannot verify your account with an Alrajhi card. I used my Mastercard credit card to verify. As for the USD1.95, PayPal will return you the money the next time you make a payment.

The problem lies with PayPal I believe because they are rather strict. At one point, our Malaysians accounts were frozen and I went out and bought a VMI card.

On the other hand, I know Public Bank Electron can be used to verify PayPal account. Hope you chase Al Rajhi and shares with us the outcome.

By: Shankar

Shankar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:17:03 +0000

I just opened a savings-i account with Al Radjhi today. Received my Visa debit card on the spot. So the moment i got home, i fired up paypal and added a new card… it was successful. Then i made this card my primary. But when i wanted to “Get Verified”, meaning that will make PayPal charge me $1.95 USD, and it FAILED!

I called the Helpline at the back of my card: 1300 82 6000. They say that they are aware of the matter and working on it. Asked when will the resolve it… “We dont know exactly when”.

So does this confirms:

1) You can withdraw to Al Rajhi Visa from PayPal
2) Can make payments with PayPal to other vendors.. but
3) Just cant verify your card with PayPal

Can anyone confirm all of this please…

By: Andrew Ooi

Andrew Ooi — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:14:20 +0000

Ok it’s confirmed now that it’s easy to withdraw from Al Radjhi.

However, I just heard that you cannot use the Al Radjhi debit card to verify your PayPal account. Can anyone confirm this? I just asked a friend to open an Al Radjhi account to verify his brand new PayPal (oops).