You don't 'have' to have an account associated with it. If people pay you with PayPal payments, then you'll have a positive paypal balance to pay other people with. But without having an associated bank account or credit card, you'll suffer various restrictions on your account, and also it might take much longer to turn the paypal balance into cash in hand or transfer it to a bank account.
To collect money from PayPal, you can link your bank account to your PayPal account and transfer the funds directly. You can also request a check from PayPal or use a PayPal debit card to access your funds.
If you are talking about the paypal debit card, it is reliant on your paypal balance. Therefore, if you receive money into your paypal account, or click the "add funds" button in your account to draw money from your bank account will deposit money into your paypal balance. There are now other ways of topping of a paypal balance such as green dot cards that you can buy at supermarkets. If you are not talking about the paypal debit card, then you must talk to your financial institution.
A prepaid Visa debit card or Mastercard are accepted by Paypal. "You can transfer money from your PayPal account to your debit card for free. Your money will be available on your debit card in 2 to 3 business days." - content provided by NetSpend.com (See link below for additional details)
PayPal is not the same things as having a debit or credit card. In order to have one of the cards you must have a bank account from which the card can pull money. The card can be used practically anywhere. In order to have a PayPal account you must also have a bank account to withdraw money from. PayPal is mainly used to make online purchases through websites such as eBay. You can link you card and you PayPal together, however.
To send money through PayPal anonymously, you can use a prepaid debit card or create a separate PayPal account with a different email address and name not linked to your personal information.
To anonymously send money through PayPal, you can create a new PayPal account using a pseudonym or nickname that is not linked to your real identity. You can also use a prepaid debit card or a virtual credit card to fund the PayPal account without revealing your personal information.
Debit is money that is taken out of an account.
A PayPal Business account allows one to accept credit or debit cards as payment for a low fee and allows up to 200 employees to have limited access to one's account. A personal PayPal account allows one to purchase things easily online as well as to transfer money to a friend's account.
Paypal will directly withdraw from bank accounts.
Yes - anyone can deposit money into your Paypal account - whether they have an account or not.
No, a PayPal account is not a credit card. You can register your own credit card details with PayPal and they act as an "intermediary", taking money from your card to pay sellers for your online purchases. PayPal do offer their own credit card now as well, but that is an entirely separate issue from a PayPal account.
To send money anonymously through PayPal, you can use a prepaid debit card or create a new PayPal account with a different email address and name not linked to your identity. Be aware that PayPal's terms of service prohibit anonymous transactions, so proceed with caution.