diff --git a/src/Message/RestAuthorizeRequest.php b/src/Message/RestAuthorizeRequest.php
index 19762f9..321910e 100644
--- a/src/Message/RestAuthorizeRequest.php
+++ b/src/Message/RestAuthorizeRequest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 namespace Omnipay\PayPal\Message;
 
+use Omnipay\Common\Exception\InvalidCreditCardException;
+
 /**
  * PayPal REST Authorize Request
  *
@@ -259,9 +261,8 @@ public function getData()
                     'credit_card_id' => $this->getCardReference(),
                 ),
             );
-        } elseif ($this->getCard()) {
+        } elseif ($this->validCardPresent()) {
             $this->validate('amount', 'card');
-            $this->getCard()->validate();
 
             $data['payer']['funding_instruments'][] = array(
                 'credit_card' => array(
@@ -304,6 +305,32 @@ public function getData()
         return $data;
     }
 
+  /**
+   * Has a valid card been passed in the Omnipay parameters.
+   *
+   * Omnipay supports details other than card details in the card parameter (e.g.
+   * billing address) so a generic omnipay integration might set the 'card' when
+   * there is no number present. In which case the Rest integration should fall
+   * back to the next method.
+   */
+    public function validCardPresent()
+    {
+        $card = $this->getCard();
+        if (!$card) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try {
+            $card->validate();
+        } catch (InvalidCreditCardException $e) {
+            if (stristr($e->getMessage(), 'is required')) {
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                throw $e;
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the experience profile id
      *
diff --git a/tests/Message/RestAuthorizeRequestTest.php b/tests/Message/RestAuthorizeRequestTest.php
index 5f0f962..ec04f85 100644
--- a/tests/Message/RestAuthorizeRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Message/RestAuthorizeRequestTest.php
@@ -47,6 +47,33 @@ public function testGetDataWithoutCard()
         $this->assertSame('https://www.example.com/cancel', $data['redirect_urls']['cancel_url']);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This tests that having a card object with no card details acts as 'no card'.
+     *
+     * We may have a card object holding billing details but no card details. This
+     * should be treated as a card-not-present rather than as invalid.
+     */
+    public function testGetDataWitLimitedCard()
+    {
+        $this->request->setTransactionId('abc123');
+        $this->request->setDescription('Sheep');
+        $this->request->setCard(new CreditCard(['firstName' => 'Example']));
+
+        $data = $this->request->getData();
+
+        $this->assertSame('authorize', $data['intent']);
+        $this->assertSame('paypal', $data['payer']['payment_method']);
+        $this->assertSame('10.00', $data['transactions'][0]['amount']['total']);
+        $this->assertSame('USD', $data['transactions'][0]['amount']['currency']);
+        $this->assertSame('abc123 : Sheep', $data['transactions'][0]['description']);
+
+        // Funding instruments must not be set, otherwise paypal API will give error 500.
+        $this->assertArrayNotHasKey('funding_instruments', $data['payer']);
+
+        $this->assertSame('https://www.example.com/return', $data['redirect_urls']['return_url']);
+        $this->assertSame('https://www.example.com/cancel', $data['redirect_urls']['cancel_url']);
+    }
+
     public function testGetDataWithCard()
     {
         $card = new CreditCard($this->getValidCard());
diff --git a/tests/Mock/RestGenericSubscriptionSuccess.txt b/tests/Mock/RestGenericSubscriptionSuccess.txt
index e099ab1..922bb53 100644
--- a/tests/Mock/RestGenericSubscriptionSuccess.txt
+++ b/tests/Mock/RestGenericSubscriptionSuccess.txt
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ Paypal-Debug-Id: 217a9ddefd384
 SERVER_INFO: identitysecuretokenserv:v1.oauth2.token&CalThreadId=91&TopLevelTxnStartTime=146fbfe679a&Host=slcsbidensectoken502.slc.paypal.com&pid=29059
 CORRELATION-ID: 217a9ddefd384
 Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:31:32 GMT
+