newbie needs help,purchase from paypal balance and prepaid card!

KostasK
New Community Member

So guys,someone will send me some money from USA (Dollars) and i wanted to buy something from a shop with paypal (in europe) so since my paypal is connected with my prepaid card and i am from europe,the purchase that i will make it will make the money from my balance and then the other from my prepaid card?There will be any problem if the money on paypal balance are dollars and in my prepaid euros?thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english,i hope you understand me! 🙂

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PayPal_Rachael
PayPal Employee
PayPal Employee

Hi KostasK,

Welcome to the community forum and thanks for posting.

When you make a payment, your balance will be used first and then the remainder will be taken from your linked card. To be sure this will happen it is a good idea to make sure that you balance is in the same currency as the payment you are making. This is how to change it if it is not:

  1. Go to www.paypal.com/uk and log in to your account.
  2. On your 'Summary' page, click PayPal balance.
  3. Click Manage currencies.
  4. Under 'Currency Exchange' (in the right panel) enter the amount you want to convert.
  5. Select the currency to convert the funds from.
  6. Select the currency to convert the funds to.
  7. Click Calculate to see the currency conversion.
  8. Click Continue to review the transfer.
  9. Click Exchange Currency to confirm the transfer.

I hope this helps.

Rachael

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