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Hello, I’m having a similar problem with PayPal. I’m using the basic PayPal account, but have purchased enhanced recurring payments ($20/month). I have followed the instructions here:

PayPal® Pro is NOT Absolutely Required* s2Member is very flexible. It is now possible to integrate Pro Forms without a PayPal® Pro account, whereby the enhanced Form Shortcodes that s2Member provides can be integrated ONLY with PayPal® Express Checkout. In other words, if you get declined for PayPal® Pro service, you can still use s2Member Pro Forms. Ask PayPal® to activate Express Checkout for you. ( it’s free ). Once Express Checkout is enabled, you will have access to your PayPal® API Credentials. Log into your PayPal® account, and navigate to Profile -> API Access (or Request API Credentials). You’ll choose ( Request API Signature ). Now … here is the tricky part; whenever you generate a Pro Form Shortcode with s2Member, be sure to change accept=”paypal,visa,mastercard,amex,discover,maestro,solo” to just accept=”paypal”; thereby excluding the on-site credit card processing functionality; which is available only with PayPal® Pro.

The problem i’m having is that when I click the “buy” button, it leads me to PayPal, but requires that the buyer use their exisitng PayPal account or setup a new one. I’ve read that with “enhanced recurring payments” that the buyer would not require a PayPal account to start the recurring payments.

Thanks for your help!