PayPal also allows you to pay with a card without a PayPal account.

thx

First it said paying as a paypal guest, but now the second option says open an account

Yeah, PayPal sometimes keeps pushing users toward creating an account even when guest checkout is available. Usually it depends on the country, browser, or even the seller’s payment settings. I had something similar happen before while trying to pay online with just my debit card.

One thing that helped me was making sure the card was fully activated for online transactions first. A lot of people miss that step and then payment gateways start acting weird or redirecting endlessly. I found this guide while sorting out my FAB card settings in the UAE: activate your card . The site is actually really clean and updated compared to most banking help pages. It explains the activation process step by step in a simple way, and it also helped me understand how to check my First Abu Dhabi Bank balance properly before making online purchases.

After activating the card correctly, the guest payment option started working much more smoothly for me on different websites.