PayPal drops 20.00 CAD inactive account fee for Canadian consumers
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of PayPal's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Removed the 'Inactive PayPal Account' row (inactivity fee of 20.00 CAD, lesser of fee or remaining balance) from the Canada consumer fees Other Fees table. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. The current page lists Payflow Pro at CAD 25, Payments Pro at CAD 35, Payflow Link at CAD 0.10 per transaction, Micropayments at 5% per transaction + CAD 0.05 per transaction (fixed fee) and PayPal Standard Checkout at 2.9% per commercial transaction + CAD 0.30 per transaction (fixed fee).
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for PayPal. PayPal has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Stripe, Squarespace and Google also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PriceRemoved
Before'Inactive PayPal Account' row
AfterNo 'Inactive PayPal Account' row
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | 'Inactive PayPal Account' row | No 'Inactive PayPal Account' row | Removed |
Values as written on PayPal's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of PayPal's pricing page (paypal.com) from Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where the 'Inactive PayPal Account' row no longer appears.
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Did PayPal raise prices in November 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 PayPal's pricing page showed 1 price cut: 'Inactive PayPal Account' row → No 'Inactive PayPal Account' row (removed).
What changed on PayPal's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
Price: 'Inactive PayPal Account' row → No 'Inactive PayPal Account' row, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does PayPal change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for PayPal in the 90 days before this one; PayPal has been tracked since 2023-11-14.