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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.

What to do if you don’t recognize this charge

Spot, verify, and resolve suspicious charges in minutes.

  • Contact your bank.

    Call your bank using the number on the back of your card.

  • Contact the merchant.

    Call their customer service to verify the charge and get transaction details.

  • Dispute the charge & monitor account.

    If it appears fraudulent, report it to your bank or card issuer.

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