Established in 1998 as Confinity, PayPal is the leading global payment system and is now available to residents of Nigeria. It is available in over 200 countries and territories around the world in 23 currencies.
What is PayPal?
PayPal is the online wallet service of an American financial institution registered in the United States and several countries. The company is also registered in other countries including Canada, Luxemburg, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
It serves a global marketplace and is by far the biggest internet wallet service.
The service opened up to dozens of countries in the year 2014. It became officially available to residents of Nigeria in July 2014. Before then, only Nigerian residents in countries supported could open and operate an account.
How can I open a PayPal account in Nigeria?
Opening an account in Nigeria is simple and straightforward. You simply need to visit their official website.
Requirements for Opening an Account in Nigeria
- You need a valid email address. This is the primary requirement. PayPal would attempt to validate the email address by sending a message. You would need to confirm the existence of the email address by following the steps in the message they send.
- You would also need a Visa or Mastercard linked to a Nigerian bank account. This could be a credit or debit card. This is necessary for verifying your PayPal account. The service would debit a tiny amount from the card and once you confirm the transaction, the account would be fully Verified.
- As of December 2018, Interswitch’s Verve card does not work with the service.
Can I receive funds through PayPal in Nigeria?
Yes. You can receive funds via PayPal in Nigeria, for your business.
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A partnership between FlutterWave and PayPal made it possible for merchants who accept payments via Rave to be able to enable the PayPal option from their merchant dashboard.
To enable your account for PayPal payments, FlutterWave would be sending the following information about your business to PayPal, with your express consent.
- Business name
- Country
- Date of Incorporation
- Website
- Business Category
- Full Name
- Date of Birth
- Residential Adress
Directly with PayPal
Currently, personal accounts do not support receiving money in Nigeria. You can only open Personal Accounts and send money online from the same. You can also make payment to millions of merchants around the world that accept payment via Paypal.
Every payment you make would be charged from the Debit or Credit Card you have linked to the account.
All transactions are currently denominated in United States Dollars (USD). Naira, the official currency of Nigeria, is currently not supported.
As of December 2018, Business Accounts are now available to e-commerce merchants in Nigeria. However, you can only receive money through a website cart, not directly from another user.
PayPal is now available in Nigeria. Business Accounts can receive payments through their websites. Click To TweetHow can I receive PayPal funds in Nigeria?
Your need to receive money presumes you have goods or services to sell to the public. Having a website is necessary for doing serious business online. You need a website to be able to receive money through PayPal in Nigeria. The error in the screenshot above would be displayed if you attempt to send funds directly to a Nigerian PayPal Business account directly.
One option is to buy Web Hosting from Web4Africa. From the hosting control panel, you can install any of the available e-commerce shopping carts. They include AbanteCart, PrestaShop, OpenCart, CubeCart, osCommerce, Open eShop, Zen Cart, Loaded Commerce, Magento, X-Cart, Avactis, Quick.Cart, Invoice Ninja, SimpleInvoices etc. Their features and capabilities vary. Virtually all of them support PayPal. The specific guides for configuring the account into the shopping cart would vary per each system and is beyond the scope of this article. You would need to consult the support channels of whichever you choose to install for a more comprehensive guide for setup and management.
Where can I use it in Nigeria?
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Millions of other global merchants are happy to accept payment via PayPal. These include:
- airlines like Kenya Airways, Ethiopia Airways, SouthWest, South African Airlines;
- music streaming services like Spotify;
- video streaming services like Hulu, Roku;
- online gaming platforms like Sony PlayStation Network, Steam;
- global shopping platforms like eBay, Best Buy;
Limitations of PayPal Nigeria Accounts
PayPal is an American service. The very best experience with this payment system is available to residents of the USA. No other country enjoys the depth and richness of features offered in the US. It feels like Nigeria is on the other end of the spectrum. Thus, I would be sharing the features available in the USA that are not available to Nigeria, to illustrate the limitations experienced by users in Nigeria.
- PayPal Credit: subject to credit approval, American users can make use of a digital credit line to make purchases online exceeding $99 and repay in instalments.
- Card issuance: PayPal issues Cashback Mastercard (2% cash back everywhere the card is accepted), Extras Mastercard (cardholders can earn points on every spend), Cash Mastercard (a debit/ATM card linked directly to the PayPal wallet), and PrePaid Mastercard (for funds transfer from the wallet to the card) to residents of the USA.
- Near Instant Bank withdrawal: this new feature allows USA users to withdraw to their eligible debit card or bank account almost instantly, albeit for a premium fee. Regular withdrawals are free of charge and reflect the next working day.
- Fees: US-based merchants enjoy some of the lowest transaction fees for accepting payment over this platform. Sales within the USA can be as low as 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.
- PayPal Here card reader: US-based merchants also have the luxury of a card reader that enables them to accept payments physically from major card schemes.
FAQ
- Is PayPal banned in Nigeria?
Not any more. The service was not available to residents of Nigeria until 2015 but is now available to a large extent. - Can I use PayPal to receive money in Nigeria?
Yes. Business Accounts can receive money in Nigeria. - How do I make my PayPal account valid in Nigeria?
To verify your account, you need to:- confirm your email address by clicking on the link sent to your email
- add your valid Visa or Mastercard and confirm the code in the transaction
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331 Comments on “PayPal Nigeria: Opening & Operating a PayPal Account”
Hello ,I have a naira visa debit card and I tried opening s PayPal account.i get a message of card not accepted.
Please what should I do? Thanks
Your card must be one that is specifically enabled for international transactions by your card issuer. There is a chance your Naira Visa Debit card isn’t. I suggest you talk to your bank.
can I transfer money from PayPal to Nigeria Account?
Hello,
I am a freelance transcriptionist with Rev.com based in Nigeria. Can I receive money from clients through the Rev.com website with my PayPal Business Account?
No
How can I get the domain from you guys and also get help to set it up??
This is my email address (*******123@gmail.com) you can reach me let me here from you one on one……
Someone is in touch with you. 🙂
Please where can I get your own paypal credit card
This is not available in Nigeria.
How to get the number account PayPal I have signed up
Please I want you to help me to confirm my debt card in Paypal
Hey Ijeoma
Please can I get more info on the rev.com transcription
How can i make my PayPal Account a business account
Can I received money though PayPal account in Nigeria
I want to have one PayPal account
I can teach you how to receive money into Nigerian bank from Paypal… There are steps to take and if your PayPal account is a Nigerian then you can’t. I will have to create a foreign PayPal account for you then you move your money to that one and withdraw from there.
Please i have been trying to open a PayPal business account from Nigeria i always get stuck at postal code.
Hello Victoria, please I’m having complications with my PayPal business account. I tried to link my debit card to PayPal and make some transfer into my PayPal account it bounced back and i was texted to have been suspended for infringing their user agreement.
Please I need to get this fixed. My PayPal account number is not shown on the dashboard too, these features are hiden. Help me via email
hi, I got an email from PayPal about some limitations on my account and I am just hoping you can enlighten me.. can I still use my PayPal to pay for services atleast ?
Please how can I open paypal account and get the pay card.
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Try GT Bank naria master card.
please i have a GT Bank naira master card ..how can i link it to my paypal account
You can now have a functional PayPal business account in Nigeria that can pay and receive payment from from anywhere worldwide.
Is this officially by PayPal? I guess it’s not.
can I be of help to you
I do online jobs that pay via PayPal, but I can’t cash payments that I receive. Can I transfer money from my Nigerian paypal to my friend’s paypal account IN SPAIN. So that he can withdraw and wire to me?
OR
Is there another way of cashing money from my paypal account in Nigeria?
Have you received funds in your PayPal account?
To my knowledge, Nigerian PayPal accounts cannot receive funds. Only Nigerian Business PayPal accounts can.
You might want to contact PayPal Support for help with this.
I have funds in my PayPal business account but I can’t transfer to another PayPal or cash out via any means.
What do you suggest I do.
Rex
Did you link a card to the account
Please how do you open that
Can i use my individual debit master card in Naira to send money abroad via my PayPal account.
What is the highest i can send
Please I need a PayPal account that can receive money, how do I go about it
As explained in the article, you would need a Business Account to accept payments in Nigeria.
How can I get a working dollar paypal account?
Looks like one cannot receive payment except it’s a business account. That means I have to change my account to business account. Is this possible?
What other service is an alternative to PayPal?
please how do I get business PayPal account?
Please visit paypal.com to sign-up for a business account.
hi, I have a PayPal account Registered in Malaysia in 2012.. am currently in Nigeria.. is it possible to link my GTBank MasterCard and enjoy same features?
It should work fine but proceed at your own risk. The account may be limited if you keep managing it from Nigeria.
When they asked for my address, Nigeria address or region is not accepted. What can I do
Please, Since the business PayPal charge a lot, I’m thinking of opening a PayPal personal account and link it to my online business. Is it allowed to send the money to someone in US in order for the person to send it back to me through western union or domiciliary account here in Nigeria? Please attend to this. Thank you
Uchegbu pls can u link with your survey company. I have being looking for one but afraid of scammers.
I can open foreign PayPal business account for you.
I’ll definitely need your help on this one.
Please I’m unable to receive funds in my business PayPal account can it be because it’s not yet linked with a debit card
Please I’m unable to receive funds in my business PayPal account can it be because it’s not yet linked with a debit card please help out its urgent
Ideally, your PayPal account needs to be fully verified, for you to be able to withdraw funds. This would include adding and confirming a credit or debit card to your account. I would suggest you consult PayPal directly, for assistance.
Please I want to change from personal account to business account, I need a customer number in Nigeria please, thank
i have debit master card, how do i linked it to my paypal business account?
Am working in an line business and there require my PayPal account for paymeny,can I transfer theoney paid on my PayPal account to my bank account
Mr. Samuel, can u link me up with online jobs’ sites? Really trying tofill my free periods with lucrative online jobs. Thanks. Aniekan
Hi Web4Africa,
I don’t think Nigerian business Paypal Account still receive fund. It was meant to in the past, but it’s like they ‘ve disabled the features.
If you loging to any Nigerian business Paypal account now, you won’t even see any such tool to receive fund either directly or from your website.
The information published here is correct. You can receive money through a website.
Please I a m having problems opening my paypal account.what do I do?
I tried to change my password but they said that they could not confirm I am the one.
I tried to sign up afresh with another email but creating the account,only the USA states were available for selection.
Help me please.
Awesome
Can my brother in US with US address, use my Nigeria PayPal account with Nigeria’s address?
I don’t see why not.
Can you receive funds from a personal PayPal account outside Nigeria??
No
Princewill
How much does PayPal business account charge to receive money from a e-commerce/crypto website?
I need an PayPal account number
Please what url did you use because me am not seeing the business account option when i tried registering. Thanks
“Own a business? Open a Business account” is clearly visible at paypal.com/ng
Great , i love this article
Pls I want to open a PayPal account can I change the fund I receive to naira and is it only business account that can receive funds. Thanks
Please can i use my uba visa debit card to recive funds on my nigeria paypal account?
PayPal allows withdrawals to Visa debit, credit or prepaid cards in some countries. Unfortunately, however, Nigeria is not one of them (as of June 2019).
Am working in an on line business and there required my PayPal account for payment,after creating the business PayPal account can I transfer the money paid in it to my bank account.
Hi ,
thanks so much for this i have registered a business account an linked it up with my store. the issue i have now is getting my funds out of paypal.
Can you please explain how i can get my funds out if you do know how?
I will be waiting for your response, thank you so much
somebody want to pay now but he ask my paypal account so i will open it now
I have learned something new here. Thanks for share
I bought a product ,but it never got to me, the seller is asking for my PayPal account, which I just opened one now. I hope I can be able to receive the money once I verify my card?
If you paid for the product through PayPal, you should consider contacting their customer service. They are very aggressive with protecting buyers.
Please can you help explain more about opening a PayPal business account, cause am having problems opening it..And how do I go about the website stuff…….
Hello, Thanks for this information but I am having problem even accessing Paypal website and this is the information I receive each time I tried to access it:
Access Denied
You don’t have permission to access “http://www.paypal.com/” on this server.
Reference #18.c3cd717.1560194294.76144b3
Is there any way around it?
Your public IP address may be banned. Try another ISP.
How best do I withdraw the money that’s currently in my Nigerian PayPal business account. ?
I need your illumination and guidance.
Down load an active VPN like skyvpn from play store and Access PayPal, only so u would be allowed accessed
Thanks really for this post.
I have read similar though but this is really unique i learnt something new.
Thank you for this rich content.
I would like to ask if I can use the money received from a PayPal business account to make purchase online.
Thank you
I don’t see why not.
I can help complete the transactions from paypal wallet and pay your goods purchased
Nice
Wel, am interested in opening pay pal account, is it possible with my First Bank Credit card
If it is a Visa or Mastercard enabled for use on the internet and outside Nigeria, Yes you can.
Hi, can I use a US PayPal account here in Nigeria for online jobs that really pay but require only PayPal?
Pls can I get my PayPal account linked to someone else’s credit card,since I don’t have any credit card.
You don’t need a credit card. Any Mastercard or Visa Debit Card that is enabled for internet use is good enough.
PayPal’s terms and conditions forbid you from using a card that does not belong to you.
Can I withdraw my money in personal PayPal account in Nigeria bank?
Can I use the money from my PayPal account to purchase goods online?
A Personal account in Nigeria cannot hold a balance. You can only spend from the card linked to the PayPal account.
I worked for a survey company in U.S. and they only pay U.S paypals.. can i create a business account and also use it to recieve this money??
In theory, that should work.
Be aware that you would be charged fees for every money you receive through a Business Account.
when ever i try signing up it shows access denied. how can i open an account with you please?
Web4africa thanks for the many helpful informations here, but you know you can actually use a USA paypal account while in nigeria and this would save you alot of headache time and money, for example you can buy a USA or EU paypal from bitify user here (***removed***) and you would only need to use a VPN to access the account normally.
We cannot endorse any activity that is against PayPal’s terms of service. Buying an existing account is one of them.
Running an American PayPal account from Nigeria 🇳🇬 would offer more headaches – especially where the account is not in your name. The chances of the account being frozen eventually are very high. The money in the frozen account will be lost or nearly impossible to withdraw after they seize it for 6 months!
VPN: they will eventually know you are using one. That’s a big red flag.
More so, some merchants will actually block you from their website or block your payments when they detect a VPN. They might demand proof of your identification.
Your suggestion, as well-intended as it may be, is not worth the trouble.
Pls I want to know if I can send money to someone one who also has PayPal account,and secondly can I send from my bank account linked to PayPal and pay in other currency for example I want to send like $20 or £40 to other PayPal account is it possible.
1. Yes. You can send money to others.
2. You can send money from your linked USA bank account (if any) or send through your linked debit card.
Hi, thanks for this article. Is there a limit to the amount of money you can send via PayPal from a PayPal account in Nigeria?
Hello Web4Africa, trust you are well. please can i send money to someone with a bank account in Canada with my Gtbank naira master card (debit card)?
Can I use my UBA dollar account to get my money here in Nigeria
I currently have a verified business account. Can I have my money withdrawn into my debit card? How and where will I collect the physical money?
Please I work for a transcription company that only uses PayPal, and I have a PayPal account with a Nigerian GTBank debit Mastercard. How do I get the money to my Nigerian account from PayPal please? Is there any alternative means apart from the business account suggested above?
Currently, No.
If you have money in your PayPal account.. I do buy PayPal funds and pay in Naira back.. Solicit with admin to allow me post contact for people that may need the service..
It won’t happen here.
can i receive funds in business paypal account from anybody around the world
Yes. You could be able to receive money from anybody using PayPal around the world – through your website.
Hello how can I have me own PayPal account
Hello, how do I create a paypal business account? I tried but no where to change country to Nigeria. Please help
The paypal company isn’t helping we in Nigeria. How can you have a paypal account and you can’t deposit money or withdraw money from your paypal account. If your paypal account isn’t linked with your Bank account, how can you do transactions, how can you make purchases.
I think the PayPal company should be sincere to us as they do in other countries.
How can I create a papal account that accepts Nigerian card
Please I can not open the website it keep giving me this message “You don’t have permission to access this website” what can I do?
can i use my master or visa card in Nigeria to shop around the world through a Paypal platform?
This information is not correct. Nigeria’s business PayPal account does not receive payment.
Nigerian Business PayPal accounts cannot receive direct payments made by sending money but merchants CAN receive payments through their website.
The PayPal account would need to be configured into an online shopping website to work.
1. What if I have more than one website? Can I receive payments from more than one website?
2. Can I receive payments from companies that I am affiliated to?
1. Yes, you can use the same account on more than one website.
2. You can receive payment from any valid account owner who pays you through your website.
Please, after opening the business PayPal account in Nigeria, how do i receive it in Nigeria? Is it allowed to be transferred into our local or domiciliary account?
Thanks
Can I transfer money from my paypal to my bank account
Hi Please my PayPal business account is always showing access denied.
I don’t know why.
can I receive money from USA or UK to my Nigeria PayPal account
Thank you so much for this information but since I can’t receive money here in Nigeria via PayPal is there any other option please
Hi, I opened and verified a US Paypal Account in 2016, I funded the Account with $100 in anticipation for a certain transactions. My partners in the said business did not respond as planned, so I did not do anything on the Account till date. Is that money still safe?
Good day,:If a Paypal business account is opened, can the money in the account be transferred to my Nigerian local bank account?
Why do online transactions keep demanding for paypal accounts whey they know it doesnt exist in Nigeria, are there no other platforms or way to receive money from online business apart from PayPal?
I tried to open Nig. Business Account with PayPal but they bluntly denied. At first they demanded FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE.
At the end i was referred to Nig. Financial policy.
Everybody can received money online without bank what you need to is to open payeer the downside is here is fake article he is writing rawbish said that to received money from ng you must have website or shop He’s just lieying.
Those it mean that when I have been paid through online it will go directly to my personal Bank account, and is it the same when I do shopping online?
I was denied access when I opened paypal.com. PLs what could have been the problem?
Can i transfer funds to someone in Germany through my paypal personal account?
Hello ,I have a Nigerian debit master card, it’s UBA Bank and I tried opening s PayPal account.i get a message of card not accepted.
Please what should I do? Thanks
Try cards from another Nigerian bank – if you have them.
GTBank and First Bank cards are known to work.
After linking my card to pay pal business account should i send my account number or the business account for transaction ?
nice write up, but there is many update on how to use paypal in Nigeria now, i have a good article on it on my site, slooreviews.
But you guys tried for this though.
How
Good article and i really appreciate. Im an old custom of web4africa uptil date.
Please which of the business account is acceptable by PayPal
Naira debit or
Dollar card?
Secondly i have PayPal personal account can it be upgrade?
Thirdly i have a PayPal business account active in south Africa bank with my email address but now I’m back to Nigeria for business can i change it to Nigeria to avoid user all already exist since I’m not transact in South Africa bank?
Please advise
Thank you
I recently purchased something online,it wasn’t sent and the seller asked for my PayPal account number to send back the money. If I create a personal account will I be able to get the money? And can I use it again to purchase online?
Good article bro, keep it up
I had paypal but I have not used at all. And I have forgotten my password but when the paypal administrators wanted to help me,they asked some security questions from me which I have forgotten.
I tried to open another paypal account but it did not open.
What can I do?
Sorry. If they can’t help you, neither can we. 🙁
please can I make any online subscription in Euros with my GTB naira debit card through paypals
I tried to open a business account with PayPal but I discovered I made a mistake somewhere along the line. I have been trying to discontinue with the first attempt and start a new process without success. What can I do to cancel the first attempt and start all over to open a PayPal account?
Your best bet is to consult their Customer Service directly.
Please with a Dollar (Domiciliary) Mastercard, can I open a paypal account and receive payments on my ecommerce site?
Hi
Can a Nigerian open a PayPal account to send money aboard regularly?
I am now successfully logged into my account and I have been using it.
Pls how did you solve this problem
Also forgot my password and can’t remember security answers
Babatola, how did u do this please?
Hi web4africa, thanks for the elaborate write up. But am a lil lost. Am setting up an online store. And PayPal can be integrated quite alright to the web store. What I want to understand is. Does it mean if my customers buy from my store using their cards I wouldn’t be able to receive the money in my local acct.?
Secondly, can I link my Dom acct to paypal? Is there any advantage doing so. Thanks.
Your clients would pay via PayPal if they have accounts with them.
I’m not sure about the 2nd issue.
How did you achieved that babatola
Hello i can help you open verified PayPal account that can send and receive money from anywhere. Also you can withdraw your PayPal fund directly to your bank account.
Please my brother wanna send money to me through PayPal in USA, So can I use my Nigeria bank account to receive the money or what can I do???
Please do. Am interested
Good day.
But please how can I do that …
I want to open a paypal account that can receive money from abroad and I will be able to transfer to my Nigeria Bank account
How can I open a business PayPal account
1. Can a Nigerian Business PayPal account withdraw money to local account(UBA,GTB etc)?
2. Can this business account hold funds or is it sent to the account linked to the PayPal account?
How do I set up a business account with an Online store
And can I then withdraw directly to my Bank account?
I want to open a business account under my new online sales company name, I don’t have yet a credit card for the company. Can I provide a credit card of my own to register the paypal account or must be from my online sales company?
Good day,my question are
1)can I receive dollars in my paypal account which is link to my local bank.
2)will I be able to withdraw it in my local currency or it is do need another option.
Can I received money from Canada, with my nigeria PayPal account, and will my details be shown.
Please i have been struggling to open a paypal account but unable to do so. What’s the challenge?
Yeah, this does not work even with a merchant account, verified card and an external cart. I sent them an email and they responded with:
We appreciate your interest in using PayPal.
Some countries including Nigeria are still unable to use certain features such as receiving money.
I apologize for the inconvenience, for the meantime contact the sender to look for another option on how to complete the payment outside PayPal.
This service limitation is because of the laws and financial regulations of your country that PayPal had to comply with. Before we began to offer a certain service in various countries, we must make sure that we are fully compliant with local and international financial laws to protect your transactions.
Rest assured that we are constantly working to offer more services in all countries that use PayPal.
We will notify you as soon as receiving money is available in your country.
We are looking forward to improving our service in Nigeria. Thank you for choosing PayPal.
Sincerely,
Thanks, Boss. I appreciate what you’re doing for us. You’ve really assisted me directly and indirectly. Am a new blogger and your information has assisted me in so many ways. I’ll continue to be a fan.
Thanks.
Hi web4africa.ng, can I open a paypal business account for a website that is not ecommerce, maybe just an affiliate promoting website?
You should be able to, provided you are accepting payment directly on the website.
can i tranfer money from pay pal account either personal or business acct to perfect money account
You cannot do it directly. You may find some exchangers who would risk it.
I own a shopping store that allows only pay pal. I want to know whether I’ll get the money and be able to withdraw it if customers purchase goods on my site.
I doubt if you’ll be able to. Except you consult web4africa (Olu)
However, There are other options.
If you’re selling to Nigerian customers you’ll need to consider installing a local payment platform.
Like paystack.
If you’re using WP their plugin installation is seamless.
Pls Can I received money from other coutry with my nigeria PayPal account like received in Star-Clicks online.
Can I change my personal PayPal account to a business account?
Yes
Believe me, this paypal business account is just nonsensical. It should even be better that they discontinue all of their services in Nigeria.
Hey, I have a nageria master card, can I open a PayPal account?
Yes
Web4Africa Actually i want to know the difference between the personal paypal account and business paypal account and please i want to know if its possible in anyway to tranfer your paypal accouny money to the nigerian bank account in full details please thank you
Personal account: for receiving funds not related to business. Funds from other users in your own country are usually free-of-charge. Users in Nigeria can only send money, not receive.
Business account: for receiving funds related to business. This can be used to receive funds in Nigeria.
can i receive payment in ghana using paypal?
As of January 2020, No.
Thank you guys for this wonderful insight about Paypal.pls can you reach me by my email and help me out with creating an account
Thanks in anticipation
I have a blog account which domain name is Empiresworld.blog, please can I link my PayPal account to receive payment directly into my bank account.
I think receiving is usually not the problem, but cashing out. Except you’ll use it to makes purchases online? With out a verified PayPal account without limitations, your Money might be as good as gone.
Read the article, and reviews, but only one thing strikes me.
Why does PayPal have all these restrictions for Nigerian users??? Is it about something wrong with us as a people, or something else. Personally I am offended and quite slighted, Nigeria has the biggest market for almost anything in the world, and to almost every company in the world. Why then is PayPal putting many restrictions, especially that of receiving funds into this country? So money can Leave! Nigeria, but not Come! In???… I find this very partial, and unfair. There are many legal and prestigious personal and cooperate individuals seeking to make legit monies as well as pay for goods and services online. If really the world is a global village, then some of these show of superiority, should be reviewed. If PayPal is as prestigious as it claims, then they have to make adjustments. This is my humble Opinion, and I’m entitled to it.
Thanks for sharing your opinion. 🙂
Thank you Web4Africa
Make I enquire on how to withdraw physical cash in my PayPal business account which I have integrated to an ecommerce website. I hope to start receiving funds from the sale of digital products.
I also have a prompter which currently says “this is a send account only”. Does it affect receipt of funds?
PayPal is actually available in over 200 countries but they officially allowed Nigeria in June 2014.
Prior then, they have always allowed Nigerians to open and own foreign PayPal accounts like that of UAE(Dubai), UK etc.
I took advantage of that to open a UAE(Dubai) PayPal account in 2011 and when they restricted, I gave them my drivers
license and they restored my account. Despite they knew I’m a Nigerian, they awarded my UAE PayPal account VIP status.
I shared an E-book on that experience and many people are a still following the content of my E-book till date. To cut the
long story short, PayPal likes Nigeria but our system in Nigeria is the one restricting them from releasing the feature of
receiving to the PayPal of our country.
But as Nigerians, you can open foreign PayPal account like that of Dubai and even withdraw from it to a card issued in Nigeria.
The only thing is that you need to go through the means and use the method they see as safe one on their system else your
PayPal account will be restricted for your own good and might end up being banned for the good of others using their system.
We do not encourage residents of Nigeria to open PayPal accounts in jurisdictions where they do not have a formal residence. There is a very high risk of losing the “foreign” PayPal accounts and funds it may be holding.
Be advised.
Unfortunately! !!
Many Nigerians are at the moment opening foreign PayPal accounts of countries like Lesotho, Iceland, UAE, Mozambique etc and
they are allowed to withdraw from those PayPal accounts to a card issued by a Nigerian bank.
Just as accounts of those formally living in those foreign countries are usually banned, PayPal accounts of the countries operated
from Nigeria could also be banned for the same reason(s) and left in the account would be released for withdrawal after maximum
of 180 days.
How do I transfer money from my Naira account in Nigeria to a Dollar Account in India using PayPal?
I need to urgently make this payment.
That’s is really nice, last last, I was able to create a PayPal account that receives money in Nigeria.
hi, how did you go about this please if i may ask?
Pls Tony how did you do it kindly help. thanks
Greetings! Please if I create a business Paypal account, would I be able to receive, withdraw to my local bank and or send money to anyone not minding the charge?
I ave successfully opened my paypal business account here in nigeria. i tried linking my debit card from GTB in my personal name to the paypal and it was not possible… do i create a dollar account in my business name and get a card for it and link with paypal or i can use a naira card in my business name to link to the paypal… if i’m going the dollar card route, which is better, visa or mastercard?
I have account i want to use for dropship business.
Am currently unable to login after i wanted to upgrade from personal to business account.
Each time i try to login, it gives an error message that says ” sorry, we couldn’t confirm its you”
please can you assist me to fix it?
if you can please do.
thank tou.
I try purchasing goods using PayPal but they always decline my card
please help me out how to create business account , i can only see personal account, no business account
I currently sign up for an online business who use PayPal to make payment and I don’t have a PayPal account yet. Please, how do I open a PayPal account that I will be able to withdraw or make use of it on shopping site?
Hello web4africa
I’ve been trying to link my MasterCard keystone account to PayPal and it’s not working
What should I do??
Nigerians PayPal is limited,why?
When you said it can be used to receive money from websites, I am a producer trying to make money online, the problem now is that beatstar asked of my PayPal account so that when someone through their website got my beat he/she can be able to pay to through PayPal to my own PayPal account. Do you think their website have that configuration for Nigerian business account ? I’ll really appreciate your quick response.
Can I use Nigeria address to open PayPal account?
I recently created a business Paypal account, I’d like to know if I can receive and send money through it?
It works
Did you connect to a website and you cashed your money?
can i open a business paypal account without a national id card or a driver’s licence
Can charity organizations receive money thru paypal business account in Nigeria ?
Yes, charity persons can receive payments using PayPal in Nigeria. However, Nigerian Business PayPal has issues send and receiving even tho it has business account feature.
Hello Yusuf, i noticed this with Nigeria Paypal Business recently. Please what is the resolution for this? I have a Shopify store and i would be selling to customers in the US, how can i make Paypal work for my Bussiness? thanks
I opened a business account with PayPal for me ecommerce store. I decided to do a test purchase.. I asked someone with an active PayPal account to buy something on my store and he keept getting this report..
…We aren’t able to process your payment using your PayPal account at this time. Please go back to the merchant and try using a different funding source…
What could be the problem?
I’m having this same issue. Did you find a fix?
Hello David, I am experiencing this same issue. Have you been able to solve it?
Hi , can I open PayPal account with Nigeria master card?
And can I use it and received money for outside country, like Italy, USA , and more others country?
God bless web4africa.ng for this informative piece.
Anyone who has valid and safe info on how I can withdraw from Nigeria PayPal to my credit card should kindly share
I also need someone to link me to legitimate online paid jobs I can do from home.
I would also share one with you soon. Please Stay tunned
Hi
I’ve been trying to update my contact and billing address all to no avail. It says invalid. What do I do?
Pls how do PayPal collect charges from my dom account or PayPal account?
what are the charges when using a PayPal business account
Is PayPal not currently at work in Nigeria? I have been trying to pay for journal to India for some days and it kept giving error message, card declined. Check your card issuer. I did check my issue, no solution. Or if anyone recently succeeded similar payment, which bank card?
Can someone send money through PayPal if he is in Nigeria?
Please how do I get a business paypal account or where can I buy
How do I send money from a Nigerian PayPal account to a UK PayPal account? Thanks
please what could make me getting this error messages whenever i’m to send money through payplal after I have verified my account. We are sorry, but we could not complete this payment, because it has been denied by the card issuer. Please retry with a different card or funding option to continue with the payment.”
is there any other funding option apart from debit card or do I need to change my bank because currently i am using GTB. thanks
Withdrawal of PayPal funds is no more a problem.. Am living in Nigeria I buy PayPal funds into my Nigeria PayPal account, this was possible because of certain move and twist with the customer service couple with the fact that the account has a VIP status.
Please am trying to open a paypal business account but they are rejecting my state zip code…. Why please?
I tryed inserting My GTB debit card and is telling me to use another card or i should contact card issuer, what is wrong?
Hi, how can I increase my limit on PayPal?
How can I get the domain? How can I set it up?
I am a Nigerian having issues linking my Firstbank MasterCard to a foreign PayPal account I opened recently.
Please what should I do
Greetings to you.
Please advice me on what to do. I opened my business PayPal account with NIGERIA address,but couldn’t find my state on the list.an alternative was clicked as in Ohio. What do I do to change it? Thanks
Hello, I need to change my account from business to personal, how do I go about this? The charges for a business account is high.
While swapping from Personal to Business is easy, I doubt the reverse is even possible.
Hello, I’ve been trying to purchase via my visa card. It always rejects my card saying the billing address is not valid even though I put the correct state they supply.
Please for personal account which nigeria bank or rather nigeria bank card can I use to send money .
I have tried first bank master card didn’t work , even access.
And they are enabled for online transaction
“You have an account alert
Action required: Provide additional information. We need to collect additional information about your organization for compliance and regulatory reasons. It will only take you a few minutes, please provide this information before Jul 28, 2020.”
This has been showing since I signed up for a business account o Paypal.
If I change my address and number to a country that Paypal approves to receive payment with a personal account will I receive payment into my Paypal account?
No. You cannot change your country once the PayPal account is opened. You’d have to close the existing one and open another relevant to the country you wish.
Do know that opening a PayPal account in a country you not have legal residence comes with a high risk of losing your money to a restriction by PayPal.
Alright Thanks
I have open multiple accounts non seems to work out I tried opening a business account same issue with payment request, please I need someone to assist me.
I will pay service charge.
My client is tired of waiting to pay me
Hy Google day I want to add or link my debit card to my PayPal account this is what am seeing your card was declined by the issure bank, please try a different card or contact your card issued for question, (which I have done several no way)
hy, i have being trying to link my master card to PayPal account,but is saying my card has being decline
Hello. Thanks for the detail. So how do I get this web hosting? Please contact me.
If I get you right you said to be able to receive and withdraw payment I need website hosting that is connected to a business account?
please i have confirm my paypal account and also have linked my debit card ,but i can’t receive money ,each time i click on receive i will be told that mi not eligible to receive money .please how can i receive money on the pay pal account .
i have a paypal account but i find difficult to withdraw money from the account
Hi dear I was facing problems to receive payment on my PayPal since last week and my bank visa card successfully accepted I also received mail message that I can start using my PayPal successful but when I asked someone to transferring money for me to test it they said this gmail doesn’t accept PayPal payment Help me to getting in touch please
Thank you
Can I receive money from a game am playing hexagon puzzle into my Nigerian PayPal account
Hello, please i have opened a paypal account and the problem is the code i need to verify my card. I keep getting debited but i do not see the code on my statement even though I see the transaction
Hi Rosy i had similar experience when i used UBA Mastercard, when i used Ecobank Mastercard it worked and i got the confirmation code. But it turns out there is a different problem with my Ecobank Mastercard, when i tried to send funds from the card to my friend’s Paypal(US based) it failed with some strange error. In the end, the card that verified successfully and worked fine when sending funds and everything is Flutter’s Barter Virtual USD card.
Hi Web4Africa
Can I receive direct deposit on my Nigeria PayPal account and use it to shop online?
web4africa,please I want know the PayPal premier account do receive money,and what differentiate it with paypal business account?please and please.
Hello, thanks for this insightful article, how ever i need your help please. I have a Shopify store, when i ask my friends in the US to test buy my products with their US Paypal it fails with some error message. The thing is my Paypal account is a business account. What am i doing wrong why am i unable to receive payments from my US based friends?
Hello, thanks for this insightful article, how ever i need your help please. I have a Shopify store, when i ask my friends in the US to test buy my products with their US Paypal it fails with some error message. The thing is my Paypal account is a business account. What am i doing wrong why am i unable to receive payments from my US based friends??
You need to share the exact error in other to receive any useful advice or suggestions.
I want to send money out to a South African guy
I’ve created account with them and I’ve linked my UBA debit card but anytime I tried to send money with the debit card, this is the message I got “We are sorry, but we could not complete this payment, because it has been denied by the card issuer. Please retry with a different card or funding option to continue with the payment”
Try another card that supports international US Dollar transactions.
Has anyone tried linking the PayPal account to a dollar Card that is linked to the Nigerian user’s usd domiciliary account in a Nigerian bank? Has this been tried and receiving was still impossible?
I tried downloading the paypal on my device but it’s not responding
Goodday Web4Africa,
I stumbled into your site in sort of answer to my wish. I have change my personal paypal account to business, I want you to guide me on how to link the business account to a website to receive fund. I will kindly need you to reply to my email with your cell phone contact if possible. thanks in anticipation today 26/01/2021.
Regards.
I also want to know how I can withdraw the fund received through link website to my local bank if it work out
Some one sent me money from Canada and have not received it what can I do
Hi web4africa.ng can I use a PayPal business account to receive money from surveys
No
Please can I use my PayPal account to transfer money to my bank account
Can I send money to someone in the USA through my Nigerian PayPal account? The person is also a PayPal user.
Please can I send money abroad through paypal..not bothered about receiving fund .just international transfer of fund to another paypal account
Through which link can one open Paypal Business Account. Can’t find it here: https://www.paypal.com/ng/home
I am having issues linking my Nigeria account to my paypal, what could be the cause[s]? What is the way[s] out?
Please someone sent money to my paypal account until now i didn’t see anything. What should i do ? Am from Nigeria
I intend to open a website to offer a service globally – not e-commerce. Is it possible for me to integrate Nigeria business account to the website to receive payments of prospective clients? And if so, does the PayPal account allows sending to another PayPal user e.g to an exchanger for me to get the naira equivalent?
I need link on how to open PayPal account and how to control it myself.
I like to switch to Nigeria PayPal
Can I transfer up to $450 through my naira account to a PayPal account outside Nigeria?
The last time I checked, you can’t receive payments on PayPal in Nigeria. Has this changed?
As a Nigerian web tester testing for a site that pays through paypal, and i ave a business PayPal account, do i still need a personal website to receive money from the site ?
Hello there. How can I obtain PayPal account to enable me obtain money on online game? How possible is that please help?
I opened a lesotho paypal Account can i use a first Bank of Nigeria savings account MasterCard to withdraw my money
Can I withdraw from my account or is it only used forbonline shopping
how can open a paypal account in Nigeria
what does this mean? I am trying to send funds to a paypal account in Nigeria but I keep having this message.
Is it that a Nigeria Paypal account cannot receive funds and transfer to an account?
This recipient is currently unable to receive money.
If you continue to encounter problems, please contact customer service.
Thank you
All the PayPal accounts I opened none can receive money either link or web and it goes with personal and business accounts
However I tried using PayPalme.com and it will redirect back to PayPal payout
Does that mean that Nigerian can’t receive or using PayPal for e-commerce?
pls. i have open a paypal in lagos nigeria but i have trying to login it tald me the service is not sport my location. what can i do?
I have a verve debit card, so does it mean that I can’t use it to register for a PayPal account
No. You can’t use Verve with PayPal.
Please I tried to link my card but it showed me not accepted
pls. I have open a paypal in lagos nigeria however I have attempting to login it tald me the help isn’t sport my area. what can really be done?
Does Nigerian personal PayPal account have a sending limit?
How can I have a website.
Because that’s the only possible way one can withdraw money from Nigeria PayPal business account.
If someone open a domiciliary account in nigeria and linked it to paypal account can’t it received money from client
I opened PayPal account on Sunday
They sent a massage just now that my account has been lmited that I can’t use PayPal PayPal again
Can I open another account?
It would seem you have been banned from their platform.
Opening another account would be futile. They have been in this business since 1998 and know how to detect you even if you opened another account.
I want to opening paypal account
Hi, i sent 280k naira my friend to send to india via his own paypal account with his uba card. The payment failed, now he says he can’t find the funds on his paypal and uba card. Please is this possible? Please attend to this i beg
how can I sign up
Hi I have PayPal account but it has being permanently limited and when I try to link my debit card to my PayPal account it shows error messages and also is it only GTbank master card can link to PayPal I am banking with UBA I need help
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Please I need an a solution to this, I opened an PayPal account, and since then I have been trying to link my Visa card on my account, but it’s not working, after some days, I got a message that my account has been disabled, I would like you guys help because I want to withdraw my online game on it
I’d like to open a PayPal account,pls let me know if you can be of assistance
PayPal business account was opened but a limitation was placed on it that made it impossible for me to operate.
Sir is it possible for my Twin brother in US to open a paypal business account on my behalf and I will be operating it here.
Thanks
Can i received payment from survey site with PayPal business account?
How can I open my PayPal account with Nigeria number????
Please how can I open paypal account and get the pay card.
Hello my name is Sarah I am trying to open PayPal business account online
Hi, I wanted to link my business account to my website but the api certificates was ask for, and have tried my access setting but I don’t get the certificate.
Is their anything I have to do or I can link my website to my Nigeria account
Hello,,let me halp you on that
Thanks for this information. I created my Nigeria PayPal account on phone in Nigeria, to submitted but they won’t confirmed why? Pls help me Thanks and God bless you
Hi, is there a limit to the amount businesses can receive or send on paypal here in Nigeria?
Money and on my head
I’m striving to upon a PayPal but it could not materialized ,how can I do? Pls some one should helped.
Hi, is there a limit to the amount businesses can receive or send on paypal here in Nigeria?
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I thought you said PayPal have an understanding with flutterwave.
Why is my card being declined.
Please, I need your help urgently.
My US PayPal account was permanently restricted. It’s been almost 2 years and I just called them and luckily, the account has been opened for me to add my Debit Card and withdraw the money.
Now, my question is; Can I use my UBA Dollar Card to make withdrawal from a US PayPal account?.
Why is my account balance not showing
I just opened a Paypal account and tried linking my Mastercard but got a message that I can no longer use PayPal. I can’t even get a customer service email to talk to and ask why. All I got was the same message in my email. I’m confused. What could be the issue?
ANY SOLUTION YET?
Please am trying to link my e-mail account in opening a PayPal account, but its not working, please can you help me out.
I received a payment from an online business through paypal. The thing is that i dont have a paypal account ive been trying to sign up but not working.please help me
Good morning. I tried to open a paypal account this morning. After submitting all necessary documents i got a message stating i can no loner use paypal because they found potential risk associated with the account. I dont even know what that means. Can i appeal this ? or is there a next step to follow? would appreciate your kind guidance in resolving this.
i have try but is show that my number is not valid please will i do please thanks
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Please how can I open a PayPal account with a Nigerian number
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Good day,I want to sell my products on e commerce platform i.e Amazon,Etsy,e bay e.t.c.And one of their payment options is Paypal.So, my question is,How do I get my payment into my naira business account in Nigeria.tks
I tried to open a paypal account but is not going through. What do I do now.is need the paypal account urgently
How do I get my online payment via
Paypal
i love to use PayPal account in Nigeria
i have been heard about PayPal Bank
Hi please help me out I’m trying to link my MasterCard to my PayPal but it’s not working it’s showing error and is GTbank please why is it not linking
It’s worth noting that availability and services provided by PayPal may vary by country, and there may be specific restrictions or requirements based on local regulations and policies.
can you withdraw from this NIgerian Paypal business account?