Home
  • Payments and Transfers
  • Disputes and Limitations
  • My Account
  • My Wallet
  • Login & Security
  • Seller Tools

How do I make my PayPal Mastercard®, PayPal Credit, or PayPal Smart Connect my preferred payment source?

You can make PayPal Mastercard®, PayPal Credit, or PayPal Smart Connect your preferred way to pay online. The chosen payment method will apply when you check out in online stores, and when you send payments for items and services from your PayPal account. You can change the settings anytime.

The preferred payment method will affect existing automatic payments if you haven’t assigned a specific way to pay for those automatic payments. Please review them if you want to adjust the payment method.


Here's how to change your preferred payment method:

  1. Click Wallet.
  2. Click the preferred payment method
  3. Click Set as preferred.
Was this article helpful?

More ways we can help

How are we doing?
Take our survey

We use cookies to improve your experience on our site. May we use marketing cookies to show you personalized ads? Manage all cookies