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title: "Can I accept credit or debit card payments with PayPal?"
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By enabling Guest Checkout within your PayPal account settings, buyers will have the option to check out using a debit or credit card without the need for a PayPal account login.

Before you can enable **Guest Checkout** in Express Checkout, you must meet the following requirements:

- Have a confirmed email address.
- Verify your PayPal account.
- Set **PayPal Account Optional **to **On** within your PayPal settings

 <u>**Enabling the PayPal Account Optional Setting**</u>

1. Click [here](https://www.paypal.com/) to log in to your PayPal Account
2. Go to your [Accounts settings](https://www.paypal.com/businessmanage/preferences/website) (from the top-right drop down menu)
3. Look for **Website payments** in the left sidebar menu
4. Find **Website preferences** and click on “Update”
5. Select **PayPal Account Optional**

![menu-optional-account.png](media://6878abcd-29f3-4a81-bff5-8e9c8523306e)

![paypal-guest-checkout.png](media://046d0e39-b3a7-4b87-ae19-fdd6808e0e9e)


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