Adding funds with a U.S. D.E. card

[Ecleaner]

Hello everyone, I have a US Direct Express card in which my primary source of income arrives on.  I would like to add funds to my account using this card.  This card is not connected to any bank that I know of.  Is there any to add funds from this card?

Thank you

[PayPal_Adrian]

Welcome to the boards!

Good news - you don't have to add funds into your balance to send a payment.  If the card can be successfully registered,  you should be able to just select it during checkout and we'll charge the card directly.

Hope this helps,

Adrian

[Ecleaner]

Thank you very much for your reply.  It makes since, but is there any way to add funds to my paypal acct. with this checkcard?

[PayPal_Adrian · Accepted solution]

At this time, the only card that can be used to add into the balance is here: https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin?cmd=xpt/Marketing/demo/additionalpayment/GreenDot-outside&bn_r=o

Adrian

[rjendreson]

I don,t really have a traditional bank account, I have a prepaid debit ard from Bancorp Bank that I have  paychecks electronicly deposited into. Will that work ?

[PayPal_Adrian]

rjendreson,

PayPal doesn't recommend adding pre-paid cards, as they seldom pass our security procedures and can result in other issues, especially if a payment is refunded back to the card and you have since destroyed the card after depletion.  Additionally, as the charges on pre-paid cards don't always pays the security check that is required for every single transaction, it may not even work to charge the card.  Instead, we recommend registering a traditional debit or credit card.

However, adding a credit or debit card, or linking and confirming a credit or debit card, will not verify a US account.  In order to verify a US account, the options listed above would have to be exercised.

Hope this helps,

Adrian

[-phoenix-]

This relates to a question I just asked.

Soooo.... I just register a debit card, and then I can make payments through PayPal and the amount is taken off of the debit card????

That is what I understood from what you wrote, but I am not sure if it is right.

And, relating back to my question, would registering that debit card (a MasterCard) verify my account?

Thanks for clearing the fog!

[PayPal_Adrian]

You are correct!  There's no need to add funds first - if you register the card, we'll just charge the card directly. 

As for Verifying your account, to do so, you would want to add and confirm a bank account or apply for and be instantly approved for PayPal Smart Connect, the PayPal Extras MasterCard, or the eBay MasterCard.

Hope this helps,

Adrian

[atrumsentenia]

How did you get you debit card verified? what is the process without verifying you bank account tell what and how do you go about doing so?