Paypal Community Member:

"I've been dealing with this problem since I started as a paypal member. It's so frustrated and feels like been rejected because Puerto Rico is not a formal US state. No body can deny that fact that is a matter of controlling the territory because as fast as I know all the existing banks here in Puerto Rico are FDIC official members not mentioning those that are International Banks. Right now there's a lot of paypal members talking about taking this to our Resident Commissioner in Washington to solve this like the Amazon Shipping issues with Puerto Rico on 2015.

 This situation has gone beyond transferring money to traditional banks only. At this moment we can't even apply for a paypal prepaid master card because the services is not available for US territories. That sounds like a bunch of craps because the prepaid card is issued by Paypal and all you can do is activate it with you paypal account and use it with your own paypal balance. The thing is that is affecting also the Master Card Brand because MC and Visa they're always advertising that you can use their cards in any place their accepted around the world, well surprise my friends we accept Visa and MasterCard here in PR but guess what Paypal restrict their cards here in PR because we don't deserve their cards because we're not US State yet.

 And please don't give me the crap that you haven't solve the Bank communication or protocols issues we are living the digital revolution right now and since I can transfer my money from paypal to my "traditional bank" your excuses became irrelevant.

 I received my master card prepaid card and guess what I can't use my paypal balance because the services (I don't know what by services they referring too other than receiving money to my PP account and use it like a normal person does with a visa or master card) is not available for Puerto Rico and other US territories.

So I will buy on ebay a very nice small art frame to put the card on one of my office wall as a souvenir. Thank you!!"

This is very true, and that's not the only problem, Walmart doesn't ship everything to Puerto Rico, Game Stop doesn't ship to Puerto Rico or accept our cards, same goes with Best buy, Target and many other shops and stores. Our mail services is USPS so they shouldn't have a problem with shipping. If paypal can accept us to get the card, we can buy online without any problem, and those who get paid through paypal (like freelancers), they can use the money right away for any situations.