MPESA partners with PayPal to offer easier Withdrawal and Deposits from Mpesa to Paypal

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MPesa Team in Kenya has partnered with PayPal to offer seamless ways of withdrawing, depositing and transferring of cash from MPesa to Paypal and vice verser. The collaboration of MPesa and PayPal will bring huge benefits to Kenyans online geeks. It will also assist e-commerce businesses by enabling them to embed PayPal on their websites without worry as they will be able to get their products sales directly into their MPesa.

MPesa Paypal Collobotation

According to a tweet seen by Hack Smile, Safaricom announced collaboration on Wednesday 12, 2018.

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Charges for using MPesa Paypal transactions

The most frequently asked question would be, what charges will apply for using Mpesa to Paypal transaction? Paypal confirmed that they will incur charges depending on type of transaction. Following will be charged for using Mpesa PayPal transactions.

  • withdrawals: For withdrawals, you will be charged 3% conversion of the amount widthdrawn
  • Toping Up: you will be charged a 4% conversion of the amount
  • Normal MPesa charges will be applied while depositing your cash from MPesa to PapPal

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How long will it take to transact between MPesa and Paypal

It will take 2 hours to 3 calendar days to process withdrawals from Paypal to MPesa account. Paypal has however confirmed that the actual wait time, will be presented to you on confirmation of the transaction.

Mpesa PayPal shortcomings

Having mentioned all things you expect, it’s also good to understand shortcomings or challenges involved in Mpesa Paypal transactions:

  1. M-PESA and PayPal accounts are not administered by TransferTo. Accordingly, Paypal cannot provide you with an M-PESA or PayPal account transaction history
  2. Transaction will be taking too long time before receiving cash on your mobile, although this will quicker than using Equity Bank where you had to wait for money to mature.
  3. Unfortunately, once you’ve confirmed a top up or withdrawal, you won’t be able to stop or reverse it. Please see Paypal Terms and Conditions for more information.