PayPal.Me does not allow non-account holders to pay.

[Mike_W]

PayPal.Me does not allow non-account holders to pay. How can I request a payment that doesn't require people to have a PayPal account.

[kernowlass]

@Mike_W 

https://www.paypal.com/uk/cshelp/article/how-do-i-accept-credit-cards-with-express-checkout-using-th....

https://www.paypal.com/uk/business/accept-payments

[Mike_W]

That setting is already selected but people are being asked to create an account.

[PayPal_JonK · Accepted solution]

Hi everyone! Thank you for visiting PayPal's Community Forum. Thank you @kernowlass for those links! Your time and expertise is greatly appreciated.

@Mike_W, sorry for any confusion here. Your buyers must have a PayPal account to pay via PayPal.Me. If you would like to allow your buyers to pay you without a PayPal account, you may want to look into PayPal Checkout or the 2nd link kernowlass provided above. 

However, please note, based on the first article provided above, "Buyers don't always have the option to complete their purchases without using or creating a PayPal account. This option is presented based on several risk factors, including but not limited to the buyer's PayPal purchase history, PayPal cookies stored on the buyer's computer, the buyer's location, or a credit assessment."

I hope that helps clear things up, 

 - Jon K