Skrill: What is it and how to create an account

Skrill is an online wallet system and is considered one of the best digital wallets. The benefits of creating a Skrill account are undoubtedly in the form of payment and the ease of transferring money. Transferring money to a bank account is totally free and without hidden fees. In addition, it is one of the leading companies in risk reduction and anti-fraud technology. You can send and receive money instantly, store cards and always with the best confidence and comfort.

In this article, I want to present you a guide to learn how to create an account and understand how Skrill works on the Internet.
 

What is Skrill?

It has been in business since 2001 and since then Skrill has become a truly global company. It is a well-reputed world leader in payment solutions for businesses and individuals. You can pay bills and at the same time withdraw funds from an online bookmaker, make purchases online or send money from anywhere in the world.

Headquartered in London and with offices throughout Europe and the United States, Skrill is staffed by more than 500 experts from more than 30 different nationalities. Formerly known as MoneyBookers , it was later renamed the Skrill Group. Since 2001, Skrill's progress has been truly impressive, receiving several awards and distinctions.

Skrill advances

  • It became the first electronic money issuer authorized by the FCA in England and Wales.
  • Started cooperating with eBay .
  • When it changed its name, Skrill became the first company in The Sunday Times' Deloitte League Buyout Track 100, the fastest growing in the UK.
  • It has launched Skrill 1-Tap : the market's leading pay-per-click platform.
  • Acquired PaySafeCard and Ukash, Europe's leading online prepaid payment providers.
  • It is trusted by more than 36 million people in more than 200 countries and 40 different currencies.

How to create a Skrill account

Opening a Skrill account, as you will see below, consists of a series of very simple forms to fill out. In 5 very simple steps you can open a Skrill account and start taking advantage of everything that this platform offers you.
What do I need to create a Skrill account?

You only need to provide your name and email with a password. To make your first deposit or claim funds, you will need to log in to your Skrill account with the email you received the notification to. You will then need to submit information to access the funds and other features.

How to register in Skrill?

Click to open account

You just need to have an email, enter a password and complete the registration form.

Choose account type

Skrill has two types of accounts:
  • Personal account
  • company account
For the company account you have to fill in some additional information, for a personal account it is easier. You can have a personal account and several business accounts.

How to complete the form in 5 steps?

Step 1

In the first step you must enter your email and a secure password.

Step 2

Here you have to enter your personal data, name, surname and date of birth.

Step 3

In step 3, you have to pay close attention. Here you have to enter the country and currency. It is important to choose the currency with which you want to receive payments, because otherwise, you will not be able to change the currency later.

Step 4

The next step is the address. You have to enter your address, your city and the zip code. If everything is written correctly, we continue with the last step.

step 5

Finish the registration and open the account. This is the last step, you have to enter the phone number, complete the capcha and that's it. Once you have confirmed your email address, the account is available.
 
Click to open account

How to verify a Skrill account

In order to use the account and not have restrictions, it is necessary to have a verified account.

To verify your account and increase the limits, you have to go through a series of additional verifications such as:

fund account

Funding your Skrill account is a verification process. This verification process is done only after successful funding such as making a deposit, receiving money. After logging into Skrill, the Settings section will show you the rest of the verification process.

verify identity

You can verify your identity very easy through Facebook by choosing one of the 3 identity verification options.
  1. Download the Skrill mobile app, which allows you to take photos with your mobile camera and upload them very quickly to the verification system.
  2. Use the webcam, which is a very fast option to capture the images of your identity document. If you use the webcam, you will need to make a copy of your ID and a selfie to verify your identity. Once done, it will then confirm that the documents have been received successfully. When the submitted documents have been successfully processed, you will receive a confirmation email and your account will be shown as verified.
  3. Upload an identity document and a photo of the identity document. You can upload a file from your mobile device and verify identity in no time.

verify address

To verify the address, you can share the location of your browser with the geolocation service.
Summary

Once the entire verification process is complete, you will receive a confirmation by email that you have completed all the verification steps.

How Skrill works

Skrill is a very easy-to-use payment processor with tons of features.
Transfer money

You can transfer money anywhere in the world, send money to a bank or direct to a Skrill account. With a single click you can send money internationally in various currencies. You can send money locally, to your friends, family, bank accounts and other digital wallets. The Skrill wallet offers you the possibility of receiving money from anywhere in the world. The sender can send you money only using a phone number.

If you want to make an international transfer, you will get a real change and no hidden premiums.

How to add a card or bank account in Skrill?

You can add your bank accounts and credit cards to send and receive money through the platform.

To add a bank account to Skrill, you only need to enter the IBAN and BIC/SWIFT and fill in the information that appears.

If you want to add a credit or debit card, you need to enter the card details. To verify the card, they will make a transfer of €1.50 that will later be added to your Skrill account. Once the card is verified you can carry out the operations you want.

How to apply for the Skrill virtual prepaid Mastercard?

MasterCard Skrill

A virtual prepaid Mastercard allows you to instantly spend your Skrill balance for purchases on any website or over the phone where Mastercard is accepted. The virtual prepaid Mastercard is the best option to make purchases online safely. The first Skrill card is totally free and instantly available. If you want you can cancel the card at any time. You can use your balance immediately and shop online anywhere Mastercard is accepted. To request the Mastercard, you must have your account verified.

Earn money with Skrill

You can share the link and earn 20% of the revenue share that Skrill charges for a transaction. With the referral program, you can earn money by promoting the platform.

Skrill Cryptocurrencies and Forex

The leader in online payment services also offers cryptocurrency purchase and sale services. The service is through a partner cryptocurrency exchange for buying and selling cryptocurrency.
How to buy and sell Cryptocurrencies with Skrill?

Buying cryptocurrency is not a very difficult procedure. Anyone can buy if they have enough funds. The procedure is the next:

We click on CRYPTO and on the next screen it will indicate the transactions that we can carry out. Here we select the cryptocurrency we want to buy and the amount of money. In case you want to buy Bitcoins, for example, Skrill tells you the current exchange rate to carry out the transaction.

Once the transaction is done, you click on confirm and everything is ready. For each time you change your balance to cryptocurrency, you are charged a small commission of 1.5% up to 3%.

The procedure for selling the cryptocurrency is similar. You will be shown the current exchange rate to make the sale.
Forex Skrill

Forex brokers are simple brokers with common trading platforms and that all the transactions you make are protected by double protection.

Most Forex brokers prefer Skrill as a payment method for the following reasons:
  • Better transparency in all financial transactions.
  • Very fast transactions.
  • Free service regardless of the number of transactions you make.
  • Most of the brokers use the same payment processor.
  • VIP program that offers lower commissions and additional benefits.

Other Skrill services

It is one of the favorite payment processors for all those people who earn money on the Internet. For those who make money from sports betting, poker or casino players, Skrill is the perfect processor.

In the "Promotions" section, you will find all the available offers. You can shop, play, bet and do various transactions. If you sign up for online gaming platforms, you receive a certain amount of free money to play immediately. Some offers are only available in the first 24-48 hours after opening the account.

Programa VIP de Skrill

All VIP users enjoy a support service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For those who spend a lot of money through the platform and make a lot of transactions, with the VIP account they can enjoy lower commissions, additional security and many other special promotions.

4 VIP levels are available:
  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Golden
  • Diamond
The more transactions you make, the higher your VIP level will be and the bigger the benefits will be. To level up, you have to reach the minimum number of transactions. For example, if you want to become a Skrill VIP, you have to make transactions of at least €6,000 in a quarterly period. Once the minimum amount in transactions is reached, your account will automatically convert to a VIP account. In the event that you do not maintain the level of transactions in the following quarter, you may lose your VIP status.

conclusions

Undoubtedly, Skrill is one of the most secure and complete payment platforms. It is the perfect payment processor to make transactions on the Internet comfortably and safely.

The ease of making transactions is really a unique and excellent service. It has a mobile application for Android and iOS, to carry out any type of transaction from your mobile device or tablet.

One of the great advantages offered to you, in my opinion, is being able to request a Mastercard card and use it anywhere. It is undoubtedly one of the most used digital wallets today.

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