Overview
- PayPal will end new PayPal–Google Wallet links on March 31st, 2026, and current links keep working only until you remove them, reset the phone, or switch devices.
- Users who want to keep paying in stores with PayPal can turn on the free PayPal Card, a virtual Mastercard, in the PayPal app and set PayPal as the default wallet.
- PayPal’s tap‑to‑pay works inside its app using NFC, and it currently draws from linked and confirmed bank accounts rather than every funding source saved in PayPal.
- Consumer watchdogs report phishing emails that claim a card was removed from a PayPal account and urge credit card “updates,” and they advise deleting these messages and checking status only in the official app or on PayPal’s site.
- PayPal cites its 2025 launch of in‑app NFC as the driver for the change, reflecting tougher wallet competition and EU rules that opened phone NFC access to more providers.