Paypal entered Nigeria some few days ago, although, that’s no longer a news. The new thing I want to share is how I verified my account online with my Debit card.
I got my Paypal account verified with my GTB Naira Mastercard. It happened within an hour. I will put you through the simple steps I followed to get it done.
Steps to Get a Verified Paypal Account in Nigeria
- Login to your account at https://www.paypal.com/ng/. If you don’t have one yet, click on sign-up to create one.
- On your Paypal account dashboard, click on the ‘Get Verified’.
- A page will show prompting you to enter your card details. 1.e. the card number, card type, card expiry date and the CVV (three digits at the back of the card). Click on continue to proceed.
- Paypal will charge your card $1.95 to confirm if you truly owns the card. However, the $1.95 charged would be refunded back into your account.
- Paypal will send a unique code with the charge. So you have to wait for a debit alert from your bank to get the 4-digit associated with the charge.
- Once you get the 4-digit, you can then log back in to your PayPal account and click ‘Confirm my debit or credit card’.
- Enter the 4-digit in the space provided and then click on ‘Confirm Card’
- If you entered the correct thing, a congratulatory dialogue box will appear on your screen
That’s all. If you follow the procedures outlined above judiciously, your Paypal verification status should now be ‘verified’.
Currently, with Naija PayPal account, you can only pay online on merchant sites where PayPal is required. You can also send funds to accounts that can receive funds.
From the information I gathered, you can verify your PayPal account with VISA or MasterCard (Verve cards are not eligible) from local banks in Nigeria. Also note this: ‘Once verified, the card used becomes your PayPal account funding source’.
Do you think buying a PayPal account from Auction Essistance would solve the issue?
Do you think it would be a good idea to get a USA paypal from Auction Essistance to bypass the Nigeria restriction?
Tak u for shearing ur experience with us can i buy items with my paypal even without funding it n how.
Thanks, let assume that i have #10,000 in my account before opening my paypal account. will this automatically reflect on my paypal account. If not, how do i fund my account..
@ojebode segun, currently, you won’t be able to fund a Nigerian registered paypal account. You can only link your card to it for now.
always benefiting 4rm ur posts. pls i want 2 knw how 2 use these html attributes. thanks expectin a reply soon
@immanuel, which HTML attribute?
pls admin, I tried to register an account today,but wen filling up d form, getting to wia it says “State” I cld not find my state dia,nor even nigeria.pls hw do I go abt it?
@Tokas, go through https://www.paypal.com/ng/webapps/mpp/home
pls admin, does it mean dat we cn nt use Naija paypal to receive money online?like we dat ar into Fiverr market,cn we use it to recieve payments frm Fiverr?
@Tokas, currently, Naija Paypal doesn’t support receiving or withdrawal of funds.
This is an interesting post on how to verify Paypal in Nigeria. I hope the limitation will soon be lifted.
my own mastercard” failed, why
@ybholy, which bank.
Just like that?! Wow! I really like your site. So may things I didn’t know before.
i try using my gtb and stanbic ibtc master card i got this……
The bank that issued your card didn’t approve
this transaction. Please contact the card
issuer.s customer service department if you
have any questions. Or you can add a different
card now to continue. wot shuld i do??
@phranq, I used GTB naira mastercard. Make sure you have money in your account.
please how can one add funds to their paypal account
@jerry, you can’t add fund currently, but you can use it for purchase and payment.
Thank you Olusegun for this important info i have verified my paypal account, but how do i fund my account thanks
@ Emma, currently, you can’t fun Naija verified paypal account. You can only use it for making payments.
While I have used my savings account to creat paypal account, will I be able to use my ATM. Card to withdrawal from the ATM Machine, I mean to perform normal transaction again?
@odunayo, nothing will happen to your bank account. You would be able to use your Card for withdrawals through ATMs.
Hey! I opened and verified mine with Access Bank Debit Card not less than an hour ago. I really thank God for this kinda opportunity given to us by PayPal. However, Maybe in the future we will be able to fund & also add our banks. At least for now, we are able to purchase, send payments… Thanks a lot.
May God really bless you for this.
Admin pls, what limitations are you guys talking about?
After verifying, how will on credit the paypal account or is it the equivalent of your account balance at the naira currency that becomes the dollar value. Pls explain.
@ Michael I., naija verified paypal can’t receive payment.
Is it possible for one to downgrade his account? because I wanna downgrade from Preimier to Personal Account.
Another thing, how long did it take for your bank to send the so-called 4-digit code? Cos I’m still waiting for mine.
Can one pay for an item and ship to a country other than the country of his residence.
@john, downgrading is possible. You will get the 4-digir code within 1 hour. You can purchase an item and ship to another country.
I tried it now and it worked! thanks man. you saved millions of Nigerians stress.God bless you
@Anthony Maxi, you are welcome.
I’m glad you were able to verify your paypal account after the initial trial and error, at least they’ll be no more using of vpn software and hiding in someone’s ass 😛 (HideMyAss). And yea, i’ve also created and verified mine! 😀
@Victor Noah, congrats bro.
Hi
I want to know THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN personal and business account
where do i go to insert buy now button?
@Jindu, according to paypal,
* Personal: Recommended for individuals who shop and pay online, or wish to send or receive personal payments for shared expenses such as splitting of dinner bills or rental charges.
*Premier: Recommended for casual sellers or non-businesses who wish to get paid online, and who also make online purchases.
* Business: Recommended for merchants who operate under a company/group name. It offers additional features such as allowing up to 200 employees limited access to your account and customer service email alias for customer issues to be routed for faster follow-ups.
can i put my Gtb or stanbic mastercard?
@phranq, yes you can.
Thank you very much for your kindness sir..please can I make use of First Bank Master Card Sir?
@Anihuntodun, yet to confirm first bank mastercard. You can give it a try though.
Hmmm thtas very interesting. This processes are easy ones.
wow congratulations admin,.I hope PayPal.will accept Ghana in the near future
@ Prince Asiedu, hope so too.
Nice one! I can’t wait to verify mine and fund my paypal too.
Thank you a lot for sharing this, you are the best i have seen.
The things people charge money for, you share it for free.
Thanks and God Bless
This is a great opportunity for us, I hope they will remove the limitations soon to open the door of unlimited possibilities. I agree with you because I use stanbic to verify mine. Then after I also published a post on how to open and verify paypal account in nigeria
@gbolagade, yea you are right. The limitation should be lifted for Nigerians to enjoy Paypal the more.