Can't add Swiss paypal account to Swiss-based Steam account
I've recently moved for a few months to Switzerland on a contract with a large multinational.

As would be appropriate in this situation, I have changed my store location to Switzerland.
However, I'm unable to add my new Swiss Paypal account to the current Steam account - the paypal option is not available in the payment additions.

To put it simply, here's the process:
- I'm logging in to my account on steampowered.com as per usual.
- I'm selecting "account details"
- "Update the payment method linked to this account"
- The dropdown box for "method" does not show my current Paypal, nor does it have an option for a new Paypal account.

I do not currently have a Swiss credit card, but Paypal have accepted my Swiss bank account as a payment option, so there's no issue there.

Steam is not happy about using my previous Irish-based payment methods to pay for games listed in CHF currency.

What needs to be done to allow a change of Paypal payment address on my account, to allow my new Swiss Paaypal account to be used to pay for anything purchased in the current sales?
Or can it be authorised that I can pay for my purchases in CHF with my current Irish-based Paypal account?

-Cathal
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cathal.ferris Nov 27, 2019 @ 3:11am 
A partial workaround was that I could add funds to my account, and pay for that with another paypal account. I could use the Swiss paypal account for that puchase.
I was then able to complete a purchase in CHF.

It's still a problem that I can't purchase directly using my Swiss paypal.
is there a way to use twint (is from switzerland) as a payment method?
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Date Posted: Nov 27, 2019 @ 3:03am
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