Payment processing by cards might fail if the card(s) attached to the account...
- won't allow international payments
- have insufficient funds
- are being held temporarily by the card issuer
Payment processing via bank account can be deactivated if you have no separate credit card attached to the account and:
- You use a different device than usual, for example a new smartphone or tablet.
- You log into your account from another location, for example, when you are on vacation.
- You have deleted the cookies or cache on your device.
- You have recently made a large number of PayPal payments via the stored bank account, and these have not yet been fully processed by your bank.
These can be indications of abuse of the PayPal account. Therefore, a credit card is required as additional security. Another possibility for PayPal to suddenly want a credit card is that in the past, there were problems with paying by direct debit—for example, because there was not enough money in the account.
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