US EditionValve Confirms PayPal Has 'Stopped Processing' Steam Transactions In Some Countries As NSFW Game Row Continues
Valve restricted PayPal payments in multiple currencies due to acquiring bank concerns over adult content, affecting millions of users outside six major currencies, with no clear timeline for resolution.
- Last month, Valve said one of PayPal’s acquiring banks pulled support for Steam purchases due to content concerns.
- Amid pressure from payment intermediaries, Valve said the bank’s decision was made `regarding content on Steam, related to what we’ve previously commented on surrounding Mastercard` and maintains Mastercard used intermediaries to enforce restrictions.
- Support will fail for currencies other than EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, AUD and USD, affecting millions of Steam users worldwide, Valve says.
- A considerable chunk of Steam’s global audience now relies on Steam Wallet codes or other methods, as Valve advises customers to use alternative payment options at checkout.
- Looking ahead, Valve will explore payment alternatives for affected customers and hopes to restore PayPal support in unsupported currencies, though the timeline is uncertain.
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Valve Confirms PayPal Has 'Stopped Processing' Steam Transactions In Some Countries As NSFW Game Row Continues
PayPal is the latest payment system to stop processing Steam transactions in some countries due to alleged concerns about explicit games on Valve's storefront.In a new question added to its Purchasing Issues Q&A page, Valve explained that in July, "PayPal notified Valve that their acquiring bank for payment transactions in certain currencies was immediately terminating the processing of any transactions related to Steam. This affects Steam purch…
To the despair of many gamers, PayPal has disappeared as a form of payment on Steam in some countries, due to the adult games, which have already been eliminated.
The NSFW Row Continues: PayPal Isn’t Supported in Many Regions on Steam! - theGeek.games
This time, it’s PayPal’s turn. In several regions, you cannot use PayPal to make purchases on Valve’s digital platform. Valve has confirmed that one of PayPal’s acquiring banks has blocked all Steam transactions as part of a continuing crackdown on games with explicit sexual content. The issue first emerged last month, when players—and eventually Valve—noticed that PayPal was immediately stopping all transactions related to Steam, regardless o…
Valve has recently exposed some problems with monetization on its gaming platform Steam, caused by alleged pressure from a network of payment service providers. These issues are related to a campaign of activists demanding the removal of content for adults. Now Valve has published a message to its customers to explain the problems involved in processing PayPal transactions for some of its users. Following recent action against non-jugend-free vi…
Valve Explains Why Steam No Longer Accepts PayPal in Some Countries
Recently, Valve revealed that it was experiencing monetization issues on its gaming platform, Steam, due to alleged pressure from its network of payment processors following a campaign by activists demanding the takedown of adult-themed content. Now, Valve has shared a message with customers that clarifies issues regarding the processing of PayPal transactions for some of its Steam players. After the recent crackdown on NSFW video games, only si…
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