Originally Posted by Luk-3 Paypal is basically like any other bank account but virtual, you can link it to a actual bank account but it can also function without a bank account associated with it. you can send and recieve to anyone else with paypal.

When i registered i had to link a bank account and verify it with funds send to my bank account via paypal. Otherwise i believe you can't send money. However i think this is only if you register on the English paypal site. My guess would be to register via paypal.com insteadof the UK site.