https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/18/paypal-offering-cash-advances-to-federal-workers-affected-by-shutdown/ > As the U.S. government shutdown drags on, a Silicon Valley tech giant is pitching in: PayPal is offering interest-free cash advances of up to $500 to each affected federal employee. > The San Jose-based payments company will make up to $25 million in cash advances available to any existing or new PayPal Credit customers, it said in an announcement Friday.