With recent shifts in payment processing for digital games, purchasing from platforms like Steam has become more complicated. Some users have noticed that PayPal is now unavailable for transactions in certain currencies when trying to buy games. Valve explained this issue on its Purchasing Issues support page, stating that in early July 2025, PayPal’s acquiring bank for specific currencies ceased processing transactions related to Steam.
As a result, this affects purchases made with PayPal in currencies other than euros, Canadian dollars, British pounds, Japanese yen, Australian dollars, and US dollars. Valve hopes to reinstate PayPal for the affected currencies in the future but has not provided a specific timeline. In the meantime, Valve suggests using other payment methods or purchasing Steam Wallet codes to fund accounts.
This situation is related to content concerns Valve previously discussed, which includes issues surrounding interaction with payment processors like Mastercard, thereby impacting how and what can be sold on Steam.
For the foreseeable future, if you’re not using specified currencies, you’ll need to explore alternate payment options to make your purchases on Steam.
