To receive money on PayPal, you need to have an active PayPal account with a confirmed email address. You can receive money simply by sharing your PayPal- registered email address or a personalized PayPal.me link with the sender. Alternatively, you can request money from someone by sending an invoice or a money request through PayPal. When the sender sends money to your PayPal email or PayPal.me link, the funds are usually received instantly in your PayPal balance. You will be notified by email that you have received money. Then you can either keep the money in your PayPal account to use for online purchases or send money to friends and family, or you can transfer it to your linked bank account.

Here are key steps summarized:

• Open a PayPal account and confirm your email address.
• Share your PayPal email or PayPal.me link with the sender.
• Optionally, send a money request or invoice via PayPal.
• Receive the payment notification once the sender completes the payment.
• Access the funds in your PayPal balance.
• Transfer funds to your bank account or use them directly from PayPal.

The money transfer between PayPal accounts is usually instant, but transferring to a bank account can take 1-3 business days depending on your bank and region.