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title: Do I need a PayPal or Stripe account to contribute to a campaign?
description: "**ConnectionPoint's payment processing partners (say THAT ten times fast) are Stripe and PayPal. The individual or organization running the campaign chooses one or both. If PayPal is the only option available, then this is the option the campaign owner has…"
url: "https://connectionpoint.com/help/docs/a-campaign-i-want-to-contribute-to-has-paypal-in-the-checkout-flow-i-dont-have-a-paypal-account-is-there-another-option-to-use/"
updated: "2026-05-06"
category: For Supporters / Contributions
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# Do I need a PayPal or Stripe account to contribute to a campaign?

**ConnectionPoint's payment processing partners (say THAT ten times fast) are Stripe and PayPal. The individual or organization running the campaign chooses one or both. If PayPal is the only option available, then this is the option the campaign owner has chosen to go with - but you do NOT need a PayPal account to contribute with PayPal!**

Simply choose to pay via credit/debit:

![Screenshot of the options to pay with PayPal. There are two button options, one on top of the other.
1. PayPal (i.e., through their platform)
2. Debit or credit card (i.e., pay on our platform using a card, which is powered by PayPal). ](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/WVpY2mjVAwKtnr2A0Z4ROrNX-i8V8mMmeXD0iMIvz2pMbujd4b2eGcwJxc4Ffr7AsagexZSbRZ8J2EDa7c1fHKWBOGMIZds6UDe1h6C4ewZKUZGWQDobzuWLeuNCaauMOYfYamNaAOKLZsytOB4RTKo)

You can even open the ‘PayPal’ option and pay via Visa Debit or credit from their platform as well:

![Screenshot of screen when "Pay with PayPal" is clicked. Highlighted section shows the same option to pay with a credit or Visa Debit card.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IJrxQeSxPOWmOGxTNk9-f4EGC8tku3Hqh9nd6VL8jQMOiM39seyx06UCsZtk9aJ9NpzMDRh9TDFuBMbQ8uStZ5OW5ouCqQuMiZTkF5je3rSyQehRHs6Gy9As6xU2II2a271mqodXXdKRH_XxGvbb6-I)

### [For questions about payment security, please see this article.](https://connectionpoint.com/help/docs/is-my-payment-secure/)

### **Are you receiving an error while trying to contribute to a campaign?**[View a list of PayPal error codes and their explanations.](https://connectionpoint.com/help/help-category/supporters/)

### [Visit PayPal's Help Center](https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/home)

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