How To Open And Verify PayPal Account In Nigeria
PayPal is the world’s number one online money transfer platform and is used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide to send and receive money. To participate, you need to create a PayPal account.
If you have been asking the question, how do I open and verify PayPal account in Nigeria, this article is for you.
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Few years ago PayPal decided to consider and decided to add Nigeria to their list of supported countries that can use PayPal, which means you don’t need any old back door ways to open and run PayPal account as a Nigerian.
You can now open and verify you PayPal account with very easy procedures. The good news is that you can open the PayPal account yourself and it is free.
HOW TO OPEN A PAYPAL ACCOUNT
To open a PayPal account in Nigeria, follow the simple steps below…
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- First thing you do is visit the PayPal Website here
- Click on signup…select personal or business
- Personal will be for your personal debit card and business is for your company debit card (if you have one). I suggest you click personal if this is your first time.
- After selecting personal, click continue…you should see “Nigeria” in the drop down area, your email address and password.
- Fill in your email address (doesn’t have to be Gmail or yahoo. It could be @yourcompanyname)
- Type in your password and make sure it is one you can remember
- Go to the next page and type other details such as names, date of birth, address and phone number.
- Also when filling in your address, make sure that it matches the same address details you filled when you opened a bank account
- It takes you to a page where you fill in your debit card details
- Type in your card number, expiry date and the last three digits behind your debit card.
- Go to your email account and click on verify
- Voila!! Your account is set up
- Test it by sending $10 to anyone or to your PayPal account abroad (if you have one)
- You get debited in naira and you should get an alert from your local bank
HOW TO LINK A CARD TO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT
After successfully creating your PayPal account, the next step is to link it with your MasterCard or other supported cards. You can link more than one card to your PayPal account. I actually linked two cards to mine. To do this, follow the simple steps below…
- Simply login into your Internet banking account using your password and token
- Choose the “PayPal wallet” in the main tab and click “create PayPal wallet” on the drop-down menu.
- Select which cards you wish to link to your PayPal account and which card will be the default card. Try using one card for easy reconciliation
- Press the button on your online token and confirm accordingly
- Create a password in the pop-up window that appears.
- Click on “Agree and create account”.
- Go to your registered email account with the bank which confirms that you have created a PayPal account.
- You are done.
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Pls sir, when PayPal in Nigeria is restricted in receiving money in Nigeria and many of online payments were using PayPal for their payment method to pay their clients. Is it international PayPal account will be needed for the transaction or is there any other means of receiving money apart from PayPal?
Kindly explain, I will be looking forward for your feedback. Thanks…
Your card was declined by the issuing bank. Please try a different card or contact your card issuer with questions.
The above is what is displaying after I tried several cards. Thanks
Try a Visa card.
Please how can I get email that is not Gmail or yahoo mail.? Please help sir.?
What type of mail and what do you want to use it for?
Well, you can also use paystack to receive money now in Nigeria from any part of the world.
Hello Boss,
Please how can i create a payza account in Nigeria?
I have a GT Debit Card and am trying to link it, but it was rejected.
Note: The site is requesting me of a Credit Card.
This is a great blog. opening a PayPal account had been my worry. l have tried to open one before but not successful. this article hopes good but the sad part is the fact that receiving money in Nigeria through PayPal is not allowed. The big question here is, aren’t there alternative for PayPal? Someone should please help me with answer(s)
Try Payoneer
Hope i can receive payments and withdraw too? Thanks
Can I receive money this way?
wonderful blog. pls how do I go about payooner so I can receive money for my ebooks
Pls I’m trying to link my gtb Naira MasterCard to my PayPal account, but it keeps rejecting the card. What will I do? Thanks
Ensure you have little funds on the card. If it doesn’t work still, call your bank to activate your card for international transactions.
I just linked my gtb naira master card and it was linked instantly.
guy how did you do it plss did you use paypal app or website my own refuse ooo
Thanks sir for your effort, please i tried to register but i am having issue with the state, what it’s showing me there is USA states and nigeria, please what do i do?
I really need this paypal sir.
Thanks
Please am trying to open a PayPal account and they are asking me of my state how can I go about that bcoz the states listed their are not in Nigeria old what can I do
Please must the address in my linked bank account be the same with the address I will put when filling the PayPal reg. Form.
Thanks for this piece on PayPal…you have just healed an headache
How do i include my city and the code while opening a paypal account?
please reply.
thanks.
i reside at ogun state
I WANT OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE FIRST TIME WHICH ONE DO I GO FOR
I WANT TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT SHOULD I OPEN PERSONAL OR BUSINESS
Personal
I cannot add card on my PayPal it isnot going through again
As a first timer. Can one open a business account with paypal?
Which means I can now receive money with my PayPal account, cos I used it to purchase something online successfully.
You can
pls when was this
thanks very helpful
You are welcome
Can I now receive money in Nigeria, with paypal account?
Nice one
How do you withdraw money from PayPal
In Nigeria? Why replaces the answer with ad?
This post and comments has been very useful. Thanks. Can I make payments for visa fee and other online transactions using my PayPal?
Does this mean that in order to receive payment from my paypal account here in Nigeria, i have to have a domiciliary account and link it?
Hello, thanks for the post.
I just opened a US PayPal acct here in Nigeria, but I haven’t linked my bank with it.
I want to know if its possible to use my Nigerian master card to link it, or a Nigerian domiciliary acct.
Or do I just use payoneer?
Should increase I use payoneer, how can i receive the money to my Nigerian acct. Help pls.
Its urgent.
Thank you!
You need a US bank account or US VCC. skype me: altending360
I’m signing up with a platform that only pays via PayPal but it seems PayPal doesn’t allow one to receive payments on Nigeria. Should I just quit signing up or is there any other alternative?
Check if they would allow Payoneer Payment
Seriously are these people joking with us
Please, can someone receive money into PayPal account from survey company and use the money to purchase things online? or is this not possible?
Hello, Can Receive payment using PayPal with my dollar acct? Or just sending money is allowed?
u see but the sad news is that paypal doesnt allow nigerians to accept payment. we can only make payments.
i guess the back door method is still the way
What is the back door method
What’s the back door please because I can’t still receive money from the PayPal
please help me out have been trying to signup but its asking me to type my date of birth as their format but no format displayed guys pls help me out
Trying using Google Chrome if you were using Opera mini. Then, look closely to see the format
Hello sir, am Bartholomew Uhaegbu I want to transfer some money from my account to padre guardian angel massager please thanks
I just used UBA visa card and it linked.. You can use UBA visa card
Same here too, but have not yet seen the code
I am not sure,.. but looking at the PayPal accepted country info,.. you will see send and receive,… You can’t withdraw. So am trying to do a review on that.
Hi can I receive payments on my online store here in Nigeria with pay pal?
No
I tried linking my diamond credit card, but its giving me same response with the rest.
Do i need a dollar acct to successfully link it?
And do you have any idea when PayPal would would start letting Nigerians receive money ?
Due to the foreign transaction ban, our cards are useless, it can’t work on paypal.
Unless you open a dollar account for this purpose.
You mean, I can’t use PayPal to receive money Here?
yes u cant .. ive tried it too. it aint working
gud day i tried to link or add my mastercard to my paypal account but it is showing ‘This card is not accepted. Please use a different card’. pls what do you think i should do? meanwhile this is a mastercard i just applied for some few days back just because of this purpose since my verve card cannot perform the duty
Paypal verification/card linking is a big issue these days, However, You may try to use Gtbank mastercard…
(Check your card details and try again).These is the response i got when i tried linking my GT Bank Master card with my Papal Account. Was yours a Dollar Card?
Thanks alot , i was able to set up my paypal due to your support, its highly appreciated
You welcome dear
I tried creating a pay pal account with my verve card but the response I get is,”this card is not accepted “.
And funny enough this card is still intact not yet expired,all code and information correctly entered
If paypal doesn’t receive payment wat alternative can one use to receive
Payoneer can be used to receive and make payments… You would even get $25 when you sign up for a payoneer account. Create one using this link
please how do i fund my Payoneer master card, tried with no success.
Please how does payoneer work. Can you explain more about that?
bro, which bank credit cards did you use. GTB and diamond seem not to be working
I actually used GBT earlier. However, I have noticed that GTB and Others are having issues with paypal. You could use your dollar account to link it if you like.
I have a Dollar account but the acct has a USD Debit card not a credit card and i tried that too, its still giving the response ” this card is not accepted, try another card” what is to be done???
Hello sir, if I open a PayPal in Nigeria and if someone is sending fund to it from Europe, during the transfer will it show Nigeria to the sender or USA… because I noticed even the Nigerian PayPal still deals with USD
The fact that its Nigeria paypal doesn’t mean it will be in Naira. It’s usually in USD.
PayPal Nigeria does not receive payments in Nigeria
I have been trying to add my Master card but they say the code is invalid.
Are you sure you entered the code correctly?
Hi, Thanks for the write up,this only explains how we can make payment using PayPal but I will like to know if I can use PayPal as a means of receiving payments on my website here in Nigeria, if the answer is Yes then I will appreciate it if you can explain how to go about it. Cheers!
For now, you cannot use paypal to receice payment in Nigeria
Hi.. you have a great blog and you’ve done a great Job.
Im also in Benin so just wondering if we can meet.
I want to use PayPal to pay for stuff but I can’t seem to figure it out.
Can you help me pay for it and then I pay you in cash ?
i have been trying to link my gtbank master card but its not going through. pleASE I NEED HELP
The problem is somehow general