M-PESA PayPal Service
This is a Service offered to M-PESA customers by TransferTo in partnership with Safaricom and PayPal.
This service is only offered to users in Kenya with registered M-PESA accounts, Google accounts and Android devices.
The Withdraw Service from PayPal allows you to withdraw funds from your PayPal account to your linked qualifying M-PESA account.
1. Log on to your PayPal account and Select Withdraw. (Your available balance will be displayed.)
a. Note that you will only be able to withdraw up to the available USD balance amount in your PayPal Account
2. Enter amount to withdraw from your PayPal Account in USD and click ‘withdraw’
3. You will be redirected to a page showing the amount to be received in KES, exchange rate used for the currency conversion and an estimation of the transaction processing time
4. Click ‘Confirm’ to confirm and complete the Withdraw Transaction.
The top up service to PayPal allows you to top up funds from your qualifying M-PESA account to your linked PayPal account to shop online or make payments with PayPal.
1. Log on to the M-PESA PayPal web page (link) and select Top Up funds
2. Enter the amount to top up in USD and click ‘calculate’ to get the equal converted amount in Kes. to be transferred from your M-PESA account. (Exchange rate used will be displayed on the same page)
3. Go to your M-PESA menu and Select ‘Lipa na M-PESA’ then ‘Pay Bill’ option
4. Enter Business no. 800088
5. Enter your phone number as Account No.
6. Enter the Amount in Kes.
7. Enter your M-PESA PIN and Send
Yes. You need to have a registered PayPal and M-PESA accounts. To registers a PayPal account visit (www.paypal.com) and to register for M-PESA, visit any M-PESA agent outlet across Kenya.
To link your M-PESA account to your PayPal account, visit www.m-pesapaypal.com
- Enter your primary PayPal Account’s email address
- Successfully log on to your PayPal Account, click to agree to the privacy policy.
- Enter the phone number registered for M-PESA
- Accept terms and conditions
- Enter the 4-digit confirmation code sent from Safaricom to the mobile number associated with your M-PESA account and click to confirm.
Visit the PayPal website at www.paypal.com then click on ‘Sign Up’ top right of the page and follow instructions.
- Log in to your PayPal Account
- Enter your M-PESA account phone numbe
- Accept terms and condition
- Enter the 4-digit confirmation code sent from Safaricom to the mobile number associated with your M-PESA account.
For withdrawal – 3% of the amount converted from USD to Kes.
Top up – 4% of the amount you are sending to your PayPal account
Normal M-PESA charges apply for all other transactions
The funds will be processed to your M-PESA account in 2 hours to 3 calendar days after transaction confirmation depending on the value of the transaction.
You will receive a confirmation SMS from M-PESA and an email from PayPal.
Current M-PESA transaction limits apply. (Kes. 70,000 per transaction and Kes. 140,000 per day.)
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