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Unsupported payee currency

Returns from the Payments V1 API.

UNSUPPORTED_PAYEE_CURRENCY indicates that the payee's PayPal account does not support the currency specified in the transaction, and the payee cannot accept payments.

CauseImpactResolution
- Account restrictions: The payee account restrictions permit only transactions in certain currencies.
- Disabled currency: The payee did not enable the specified currency in their account settings.
- Region limitations: Certain regions do not make available specific currencies for the merchant account, resulting in a currency mismatch during a transaction.		- Failed payment attempt: The transaction cannot be completed using the specified currency.
- Customer dissatisfaction: Unprocessable payments can cause inconvenience for both the payer and payee.		- Verify supported currencies: Change the currency code in your API request to a supported currency for the payee account.
- Contact payee: Communicate with the payee to confirm their account settings and the currencies they enabled.