Item: PayPal Payments Pro
Rating: 10
Author: Jaime L. Regan

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

PayPal Payments is used among employees to reimburse each other for things like group lunches, meals, drinks, coffees, and other purchases related to planning parties, buying team shirts, etc. It is a streamlined way to ensure a single person who fronts a bill is quickly and efficiently reimbursed even if not everyone is working in the same office locations, if not everyone has cash, etc. It is easy to send and request payment amounts via PayPal.

Pros and Cons

Ease of sending payments for reimbursement
Ease of requesting precise amounts of payments for reimbursement
Ease of accessing the app from anywhere

PayPal Payments could sync with things like Apple Pay to add stored payment methods
PayPal Payments sometimes has errors in syncing contact information
PayPal Payments could also sync with other banking apps to add stored payment methods

Most Important Features

Ease of employee reimbursement of each other
Ability to request money in specific amounts
Ability to send money in specific amounts
Ability to transfer funds received to a bank account in one day with no fee

Return on Investment

Streamlining employee efficiency in payments
Ensuring people can digitally pay each other when not in the same location
Ensuring that vendors can bet paid seamlessly

Alternatives Considered

PayPal Payments is probably my favorite payment app because it is the most intuitive, it is easy to use, and it is also one of the longest standing apps which has given ample time to become familiar with it and ensure that it works well. It allows employees to designate one person to front a payment for a bill and seamlessly pay a vendor, and also ensures that the payor is paid back timely, promptly, and efficiently regardless of whether they are in the same office, working remotely, or simply don’t have cash. It also is very helpful in that it allows the payor to send a request for a specific amount of money so that others do not have an issue finding exact change.

Key Insights

Do you think PayPal Payments Pro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with PayPal Payments Pro's feature set?

Yes

Did PayPal Payments Pro live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of PayPal Payments Pro go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy PayPal Payments Pro again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Google Pay (formerly Google Wallet), Apple Pay, Crowdtap

Likelihood to Recommend

PayPal Payments is an intuitive and easy to use app that makes it extremely easy for employees to pay each other digitally, on the go, and when they are not all in the same location. Even when people are in the same location, PayPal makes things much simpler in a time where most people do not want to be physically contacting each other or exchanging cash that numerous hands have touched. I cannot think of a single situation in which PayPal Payments is not appropriate!

PayPal Payments Delivers on Easy Payment Promises

Overall Satisfaction with PayPal Payments