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Why can’t I link a card to my PayPal account (authorization charge declined)?

When you link a new card to your PayPal account, we send a $1 USD (or currency equivalent) authorization charge to your card issuer to ensure the card is active. Your card issuer declined this charge.

What to do: Contact your card issuer to find out why the authorization from PayPal was rejected. After they correct the problem, you may try to add your card again.

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