just to come back with feedback,
as the great people on this topic gave all the necessary info to get it done.
my paypal account is a 20 years long running certified business account with paypal.
we connected it with a simple private Banco Popular US$Dollar Account.
while they had no system at BPD the first 2 attempots,
on the 2rd approach the connection been done at their main branch in Bavaro(aside Plaza de Brizas de Bavaro) within 25 minutes.
it took then 4 business days(plus the weekend in between) and i received from paypal the e-mail notice that all is ready to go.
sincethen we did 2 Transfers, one of $500.- to check it out and then an other of 1K US$.
the first transfer arrived on the bank account here on the 3rd day, the 2nd on day 4.
easy to use.
they credit on the Banco Popular dollar account exactly the amount of money sent, minus the $10.-US$ fee per transaction
and the money can be withdrawn at the drive in at every BPD branch around in US$.
no money exchange fees, reasonable short waiting time, easy.
Expat13,
when i asked PayPal about the afiliated DR-Banks,
i've been told that they have a exclusive contract/agreement with BPD.
that was a while ago, long before i found this topic and we finally set it up.
til now, perfect fit, hassle free.
Mike