This card number is not valid for the payment method you selected.HELP PLS

[Mega*Crazy]

help me i cant buy any game it says:This card number is not valid for the payment method you selected. i have visa card? help me pls

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[Mega*Crazy]

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[Tito Shivan]

Have you checked the numbers are entered correctly?
Is there any chance your card being a DEBIT VISA card (and not a credit one)

[TirithRR]

Debit Cards are allowed to be used as payment methods.

Some prepaid/gift cards cannot be used for online purchases though.

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Debit Cards are allowed to be used as payment methods.

Some prepaid/gift cards cannot be used for online purchases though.

But some banks don't allow online operations on some debit cards, unless required by the owner.
Just trying to cover all bases just in case.

[-sSnEaKySs-]

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Debit Cards are allowed to be used as payment methods.

Some prepaid/gift cards cannot be used for online purchases though.

But some banks don't allow online operations on some debit cards, unless required by the owner.
Just trying to cover all bases just in case.

Debit Visa allows it right? because im having the same problem

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by -sSnEaKySs-:

Debit Visa allows it right? because im having the same problem

Contact your bank to be sure.

[76561198041347291]

Originally posted by -sSnEaKySs-:

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

But some banks don't allow online operations on some debit cards, unless required by the owner.
Just trying to cover all bases just in case.

Debit Visa allows it right? because im having the same problem

I have two cards here. One is a credit card and the other a debit card. Both work on Steam. As Tito wrote, contact your bank for further investigation.

[LloydiiiiiBoy]

I'm having the same problem. What to do? Wanna add fund to my account.

[Sn1cklez]

im having the exact same problem and my bank allows internet purchase, ive put everything in correctly and im so frustrated

[krazycoolkidfanlilbabyboy]

im having this problem too

[nerdigante]

I'm having this problem in top of that trying to contact my bank they won't pickup 😒

[Frank ツ]

thats some nice necros

[crunchyfrog]

Unless this is some weird brief glitch, there's a few things you can do.

This message should normally pop up when the number of the card you entered IS valid, but doesn't match the type of card you have claimed it is (for instance a VISA credit card instead of a debit, or a Mastercard or something). So the first thing you should do is to make sure you have that correct. ALWAYS check the card you have and look for the VISA logo (or other logo) on there. If it is there, it SHOULD work.

However, Valve do from time to time drop certain payment providers, usually when there's problems or security issues. PaysafeCard often goes through this from time to time. So it may simply be something along those lines.

Bottom line though - if you get stumped you should ALWAYS talk to the card provider or bank. Valve can't help in instances like this (unless it is some weird glitch on Valve's end). You should talk to the bank and ask then to check two things - that the fuinds are definitely there and available in your account, and that the card is not blocked and able to use online. Some banks issue debit cards that require you to ring up and "unlock" it for online use beforehand.

If all else fails, and your bank confirm everything is A-OK, then all you can really do is either find another method of payment or use your card to put a balance on paypal, then use that to pay for Steam goods.

[Protocol903]

If anyone comes looking, here's how I fixed it -
Choose your payment method as "master card"(even tho your card is VISA), then click submit. Wait for error. Now revert back to VISA and try again, it'll work.