Cool and all, but I have a feeling that PayPal shares way too many info with third parties, don't really trust them anymore. On the other hand, sometimes it's handy.
I have already linked my bank account to paypal and it was verified by sending my money from the account in "BNP Paribas SA" bank. Code: https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=873976