Middle Name in Paypal vs. Middle Initial in Debit Card, Can you verify?

Kie
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Hi. i have this dilemma. I haven't verified my Personal paypal account yet because of this:

When I signed up I have this name on paypal: First name, Middle Name, Last Name
While my Debit card is like this(too late to know): First name, Middle Initial, Last Name

I know that your paypal name should be the same with your card. 
I don't know if I should make a name change in paypal since my government IDs have my  middle name on it and not the initials.
My debit card uses the middle initial because my name will exceed its 21 character limit if I spell my middle name in full.

What's the best move? 😞
Was also thinking to delete the account and make a new one with its middle initial but maybe I'll be apprehended with that lol.
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snowshoe
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From our experience, the name on bank account and the name on the credit card must match the name used for the PayPal Account.  Does not matter what you change where but, everything needs to match.

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