Can I link My PayPal to a credit card that belongs to my brother?

Josephhhhhhhhhh
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Hi everyone

I have a brother studying abroad and he has a credit card that he is not using and he agreed to give it to me.

Is it possible to link my account using this card knowing that it is not in my name but rather his.

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PayPal_Drew
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Hi @Josephhhhhhhhhh

 

Sorry if the previous response has caused confusion. If your brother lives in a different country, we would not recommend adding the card to your account as it most likely won't work. I hope this helps clear up the confusion. 

 

Thanks, 

Drew

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kernowlass
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@Josephhhhhhhhhh 

 

The billing address of the card has to match the address on your paypal account.


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Josephhhhhhhhhh
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He is studying in Germany so obviously the card will have a German address.

but i live in Algeria and my PayPal account has an Algerian address.

 

so is it still possible to link the card this way??? knowing that he gave me permission to use it.

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kernowlass
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@Josephhhhhhhhhh 

 

Did you read my above post?


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Josephhhhhhhhhh
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i read your post above but i didn't understand it and don't be surprised because am new to this.

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PayPal_Drew
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Hi @Josephhhhhhhhhh

 

Sorry if the previous response has caused confusion. If your brother lives in a different country, we would not recommend adding the card to your account as it most likely won't work. I hope this helps clear up the confusion. 

 

Thanks, 

Drew

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