Does anyone know whether you can start a paypal account without a credit card?

New Zealand
February 24, 2009 3:11pm CST
If you do know whether you can, how do you do this?
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3 responses
lynnemg
@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
24 Feb 09
Yes you can. I think all you have to do is sign up for a basic personal account. If you want to have a verified account, then you need a bank account to route it to. I didn't use a credit card when I started mine at all.
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georgia517
@georgia517 (10)
• New Zealand
24 Feb 09
thank you! :D I'll be sure to try that now!
egriverdog17
@egriverdog17 (49)
• United States
24 Feb 09
I just recently had this problem too. When you start you cannot send money. After you link you credit card you can send 2000 dollars a month. With a bank account i think it is more like 10000 a month. Hope this helped!
angusthethird
@angusthethird (515)
• United States
25 Feb 09
I did so, and I love the results. It can be done. Now mind you, I set up my Pay Pal in 07. So I am kind of grandfathered in. But the new rules very well could be that you need to come at them with a credit or debit card. They are demanded for just about everything else?
lena_mae1983
@lena_mae1983 (383)
• United States
24 Feb 09
No credit card is required to open a Paypal account but like the person before me stated you need a bank account attached to be verified. Credit cards are generally used as a backup funding option on most peoples Paypal accounts.