Why Switch to a PayPal Business Account
Upgrading your PayPal personal account to a free PayPal business account lets you set the name displayed on transactions. You'll also need to switch to a business account if you want to accept monthly subscription payments as part of Ko-fi Gold.
How to Switch to a PayPal Business Account
You can quite easily change your PayPal account to a Business account for free.
First log into your PayPal account at PayPal.com
- Go to your
Settings.
- Click Upgrade to a Business account.
- Enter your business information and click Agree and Continue.
- If you change your PayPal email, make sure you update it in Settings > Payment on Ko-fi too!
I Don't Want to Use PayPal
Depending on your country, you can use Stripe, it's automatically set up to allow recurring monthly payments too.