Seeing a PAYPAL charge on your statement?
Common ways PAYPAL charges might appear on your statement
PAYPAL *TARGETCORPO
PAYPAL *ATGTICKETSU
PAYPAL *EJOINTECH
PAYPAL *HOME DEPOT
PAYPAL *CANNON PE
PAYPAL *FACEBOOK
PAYPAL *EMEROMERCHA
PAYPAL *TIKTOK
PAYPAL *SNAP INC SNAP A
CHKCARD PAYPAL *XXXXXXX
CHECKCARD PAYPAL *XXXXXXX
POS PURCHASE PAYPAL *XXXXXXX
PENDING PAYPAL *XXXXXXX
What is PAYPAL?
PayPal, Inc. is a U.S. financial technology company that enables individuals and businesses to send, receive, and process online payments. When PayPal processes payments for other merchants, the merchant’s name appears after the asterisk (*) in the descriptor. Learn more at paypal.com.
Common reasons you may be seeing this charge
- Purchases from verified merchants (e.g., Target, Home Depot, Ticketmaster, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat) paid using PayPal during checkout.
- Digital advertising or platform transactions processed through PayPal’s payment gateway (e.g., Facebook Ads, TikTok Ads, or Snap Ads).
- Event or ticket purchases where PayPal is used as a payment processor (e.g., Ticketmaster or ATG Tickets).
- E-commerce orders placed with PayPal-enabled sellers (e.g., EJoinTech, Cannon PE, or Emero Merchandising).
- Recurring or subscription payments managed through PayPal’s automatic billing authorization.
Decoding PAYPAL charge tags
- **PAYPAL *** indicates that PayPal processed the transaction on behalf of the merchant that follows.
- TARGETCORPO / HOME DEPOT / TICKETMASTER / FACEBOOK / TIKTOK / SNAP INC identifies the specific merchant.
- CHKCARD / CHECKCARD / POS PURCHASE / PENDING reflects your bank’s transaction type (debit card, point-of-sale, pending authorization).
- PPD ID codes (when present) are the unique numeric identifiers in PayPal’s ACH or card processing system.










