linking accounts

[raylca2013]

I know this isnt an ebay issue but paypal wont let me add my bank account, it says that the transit number is only 5 digits but mybank says its more?

What is wrong with that?

[pierrelebel]

Are you trying to link a bank account in Canadian dollars from one of the five major Canadian banks?

[raylca2013]

trying to link my scotia bank account 😞

[pierrelebel]

If your account at BNS is in Canadian dollars, it should be no problem

The transit number on your cheques should read 5 digits

and the account number should have 7 digits

[raylca2013]

but when i look it up its 7 for the transit code

[pierrelebel]

only the first five are needed.  Check your bank statement - you should see 5 digits only

[raylca2013]

im looking at the site but its not showing it

[raylca2013]

The bank information you have added is invalid or missing. Please try again.

• You have entered either an invalid Institution Number or Branch Transit number. Please make sure the Institution number contains no dashes or spaces and is 3 digits, and your Branch Transit number is 5 digits.

and i check and recheck all the info

[pierrelebel]

In addition to the cheque number, my BMO cheques read

29172 001

29172 is the branch number (transit)

001 is the institution number

What do your BNS cheques read?

[pierrelebel]

In the example used by PayPal, the numbers at the bottom of the cheque are:

12345 345

12345  is the branch transit number

345 is the institution number

Your cheque should follow the same pattern

[cdnandprd11]

eBay and Paypal are under the same umbrella - they are "the same company" so to speak.  Also, I would never advise posting any of your banking information, not even transit numbers to a public post.

[pierrelebel]

"not even transit numbers to a public post."

???

The transit number leads to a bank branch - not individual account.  The information is publicly available.