PayPal has limited its payment processing on Steam, impacting transactions in all but six currencies due to a censorship crackdown. Valve confirmed that its acquiring bank terminated support for PayPal transactions. Players in countries such as Norway and Mexico are experiencing issues purchasing games. Valve expressed hope to reinstate PayPal for affected currencies in the future but could not provide a timeline. The restrictions stem from an ongoing campaign against adult content on gaming platforms, initiated by the Australian anti-porn group Collective Shout.
"In early July 2025, PayPal notified Valve that their acquiring bank for payment transactions in certain currencies was immediately terminating the processing of any transactions related to Steam."
"We hope to offer PayPal as an option for these currencies in the future but the timeline is uncertain."
"The loss of payment processing support by one of PayPal's banking partners is regarding content on Steam, related to what we've previously commented on surrounding Mastercard."
"In this case, one of PayPal's acquiring banks decided to stop processing any Steam transactions, which cut off PayPal on Steam for a number of currencies."
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