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3 Reasons To Use Paypal As A Kenyan Freelancer

PayPal is an American company, specialized in online money transfer and business transactions. 21 years ago, they started their business, and now they operate worldwide. Now they support 25 currencies and it can be used from your business transactions to your online payments on eBay. They also give credit cards to their customers. And anyone can receive funds from PayPal, even without a registered account. They also support currency conversion and they tie-up with different partners to give you a better experience

MPESA to PayPal Paybill has now grown popular where now people are paying to the Freelancer. M-PESA, a mobile phone-based money transfer service, was founded by Safari and Vodafone in Kenya first. As it has a great channel, so nowadays most of the people are using it.

Top 3 Reasons to Choose M-Pesa to PayPal Paybill

 

  • As a freelancer, you will need to have a secure account where you will get your income. If you do not have a PayPal account then open it fast because it is much more secure than a debit card. Here you will be given a card from where at any time you can make your transaction. For working with PayPal, you have to be above 18 years old. 
  • PayPal is very fast. It will notify you ASAP after making any transactions. Except that, you will receive the funds instantly. And one more thing is, PayPal account can be connected to your Visa card to make your transactions easier. Here you can transfer money from one account to another. So it makes your online payments more convenient and secured.
  • PayPal can be used when you need to convert currency. As PayPal supports 25 currencies, it can take your business to the international level. You can convert your KES into USD for international business purposes which is very secure to use. If you become subject to any kind of fraud related to transactions, you can file a complaint about it, and PayPal will look into it. But you have to file the complaint within 180 days of your transaction. And PayPal will try to solve the issue within 20 days.

 

As a Kenyan freelancer, you need to have an M-PESA and PayPal account both and you have to link them to transfer money from MPESA to PayPal PayBill for excepting overseas incomes. It will help you to expand your business and search for new opportunities.