How To Link Mpesa To PayPal
Linking your Mpesa number to PayPal is the easiest and the fasted way to withdraw money from PayPal to your Mpesa wallet instantly. In this article i take you through a step by step process to do so.
With PayPal, customers can top up and withdraw funds in US-Dollars (USD) only; customer can manage their M-PESA account in Kenya shillings only.
The service is offered by Thunes in collaboration with Safaricom and PayPal. It is a money transfer solution designed for users who have both PayPal and M-PESA accounts, allowing them to transfer funds between their own M-PESA and PayPal accounts.
If a user holds multiple currencies in their PayPal account, they must convert the funds into US dollars before withdrawing the balance to their M-PESA account. To perform the conversion, navigate to the “Manage Currencies” section within the PayPal account.
This service is exclusively available to individuals in Kenya who have registered M-PESA accounts, Google (PayPal) accounts, and access to Android devices.
To link your Mpesa to PayPal;
Log in to the PayPal website at https://www.paypal-mobilemoney.com/m-pesa then click on the ‘Login’ menu on the top right of the page and follow the instructions.
- Log in to your PayPal Account on the official PayPal website or App
- Enter your M-PESA account phone number.
- Accept the terms and conditions.
- Enter the 6 -digit confirmation code sent from Safaricom to the mobile number associated with your M-PESA
- Done. Your Mpesa is successfully Liked to PayPal
From here, whenever you want to withdraw funds from PayPal just use the PayPal Mobile Money Link to log into your account and then make the withdrawal.
How Long Does it Take To Withdraw Money From PayPal To Mpesa
Withdrawing funds from PayPal to Mpesa is an instant transaction that takes seconds to some few minutes from money to hit your Mpesa wallet.
