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Using a card to pay for things on paypal - does it reveal your name?
 

Hi,

My situation is slightly different to most here, in that I need to get funds ON to paypal stealth accounts (so, using savings accounts doesn't work as there's no direct debit mandate).

There's two options: link a current account, or use a debit card to fund payments from the paypal account. The first option is what I've been doing so far, but you can't really have many current accounts in the UK.

If I were to link a debit card to paypal, and use that debit card to make payments using paypal, does paypal see the name on that card (i.e. my real name) doesn't match the name on the stealth account? And does the merchant see the real name or the paypal name after payment is made?

Basically is it safe to use a debit card to make payments on a paypal stealth account?

Re: Using a card to pay for things on paypal - does it reveal your name?
 

Paypal cannot see the name of the card holder. BUT - in order to use a debit card on paypal it will need to pass the AVS (Address Verification System).
Never had an issue making payments on a stealth acct with a credit card - as long as it can pass the AVS.

Re: Using a card to pay for things on paypal - does it reveal your name?
 

Thanks for the help. :)

I guess that would be a simple matter of opening your online banking app and temporarily changing the address to the address on the stealth account, then adding the card, then changing the address back to your real address?

I know this definitely works with transferwise (i.e. create a virtual card, change the address in transferwise to whatever you need it to be, verify the paypal with the virtual card). The only problem is transferwise virtual cards can't be used as a funding source, they're only ok for withdrawals IIRC!

BTW, I've been doing a bit of reading around, and some people are claiming the method I'm using (adding a current account, accepting the direct debit mandate, then using that to fund my paypal account) is risky as it shows paypal my real name? If so, is that entire account now compromised and I should be withdrawing without delay? No issues yet, but..