Comments on: Receiving Online Payments In Kenya

By: anoni

anoni — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:24:51 +0000

where can one exchange euro coins for kenya money in Nairobi? I have many euro coins i want to get rid of.

By: yeronly

yeronly — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:12:16 +0000

Interesting comments, I am compelled to make a review; A summary Perhaps.
1. Paypal – there’s a comprehensive review about this in this (likechapaa) website. The best we have come to withdrawing in kenya without minimal hustles, from reviews of products offered, is babawatoto (sending money to ones mobile) whose advantages are those of mobile money transfer, and disadvantages include a bit expensive and quite low limit (upper limit is ksh. 20,000 for which the charge, at current exchange rate of ksh. 82/dollar is around ksh. 2,300 ).
2. Moneybookers – Allows wire transfers to local banks; could get challenges being paid by US clients from this. some (entities) will deduct as much as 5% if this is the mode of payment. With your P. O box number, they send a confirmation code to P. O box (received one within a month’s time), once confirmed, your transfer limit is increased.
3. Alertpay – allows wire transfers; main undoing, as is for moneybookers, is that most clients in the US will prefer Paypal.
4. Payoneer – this is a mastercard that is issued via partner websites (e.g. Elance, freelancer.com, etc; one must be a member at one of such partner sites to apply). one applies via a street address (e.g. ngong road, Mbsa road, kikuyu; then one provides ones p.o box – via email – for shipping purposes). Waiting time varies, but received their card within a month. Withdraws in any mastercard supported ATMs (recently since barclays never charges for ATM withdraws, it is the best bet). Card activation $ 12. Standard loading i.e. depositing money to card (2 days) they charge $ 2; some other premium loading – immediate loading i.e within 2hrs they charge $5. monthly maintenance $ 3 Paypal does not allow withdrawing to this card unless you create a virtual US account at payoneer which attracts additional charges.
4. Wire transfer – used only one bank for this and it charged ksh. 600 and exchanged at lower-than-market rates. The best option here: create a dollar (foreign currency) account, withdraw money once in, exchange in a forex bureau (their rates are a bit high than banks’), deposit your ksh back if you please.

By: Another Way to Withdraw Money From PayPal in Kenya | Like Chapaa

Another Way to Withdraw Money From PayPal in Kenya | Like Chapaa — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:39:00 +0000

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By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:37:16 +0000

Thanks bonchisdecha. I wrote about this here: http://likechapaa.com/?p=2667

By: Tim Guru

Tim Guru — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:29:00 +0000

@bonchisdecha how much through babawatoto?

By: bonchisdecha

bonchisdecha — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:19:49 +0000

the BEST solution to the paypal problem (i think) is the babawatoto. they offer a service wherebey kenyans in the diapsora can purchase shopping vouchers using debit/ credit cards and you guessed what? paypal. they also started a tuma pesa service whereby you can send money to a reciepeint in kenya using paypal and it is credited to his/her M-pesa account. i dont think if anybody with a paypal withdrawing problem can fail to take advantage of this!!

By: Tim Guru

Tim Guru — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:05:09 +0000

Solution: You can transfer Paypal cash to Alertpay http://is.gd/aAZrky for 9% – through Absolutechange http://www.absolutechange.net/exchange then withdraw to your credit card in Alertpay, cost: $5

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:25:33 +0000

Hi, someone help me, is it hard to clear international checks in Kenya? say from US how is the process?

By: Tainers

Tainers — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:09:30 +0000

Hi mike i would like to get your services on paypal. Where are you located?

By: Denis Lutta Merlin

Denis Lutta Merlin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:38:16 +0000

what an opportunist mike. where r u based?