Unable to Add Credit Card in PayPal Due to an Error

Discover troubleshooting tips to resolve issues adding a credit card to your PayPal account.

Written By Lorenzo Vincent

Updated at January 13th, 2026

In case of receiving an error message, make sure to utilize a proper card. If you are using the Chinese Union card, which is not a supported card. It doesn’t support recurring payment in PayPal as well as authorization. Kindly include a VISA/Master card into the account. It is not a necessity to pay through the VISA/Master card but it required just as a backup funding source.