@thea
see http://www.paymentssource.com/news/kenya-safaricom-paypal-support-mobile-school-payments-3004787-1.html

<quote>
Three banks in Kenya operate PayPal’s trust accounts–Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd., Cooperative Bank of Kenya Ltd. and CFC Stanbic Financial Services Ltd.
</quote>

I have not been able to get any info from reps on the three banks above. If you pursue it further and get some insight as to how it works, please share

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Local arrangements, we have both, I send you 10 dollars on paypal, you
send me equivalent on MPesa - but of course there first must be an
established trust :-)

./Ok3ch

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:40 PM, thea maina <theamaina@gmail.com> wrote:
> how does paypal and MPESA work?
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Also - it is available as a standalone - you don't need any bank to
>> have a paypal account, only as already told you cannot withdraw money
>> but the cash stays in your paypal account and you can use it (I know
>> enough people on this list who exchange paypal with mpesa on a
>> personal level)
>>
>> ./Ok3ch
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Kiti Chigiri <kiti.chigiri@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > see inline comments
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 1:47 PM, thea maina <theamaina@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> HI Okech and other skunks,
>> >> Saidia
>> >>
>> >> ·         Is PayPal offered in Kenya?  YES / NO
>> >
>> > YES & NO. Yes u can open a paypal account, attach your debit/credit ,
>> > make &
>> > receive payments  to/from other users
>> > NO. You cannot directly withdraw  money to any local bank.
>> >>
>> >> ·         If PayPal is available in kenya, is it a stand alone
>> >> organization or is it run through a local bank? ?????
>> >>
>> >> ·         If PayPal is run through a local bank. What is the banks name
>> >> and what fees do they charge on PayPal transactions?  ?????
>> >
>> > The closest in Africa is First National Bank in South Africa
>> > www.fnb.co.za
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> thanks alot.
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:37 PM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Simple as go to www.paypal.com and sign up. If you have any issues,
>> >>> let us know then we can help.
>> >>>
>> >>> ./Ok3ch
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:29 PM, [Dr. Matt_Mca] <drmattmca@gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > Dear Team,
>> >>> > What do I need to setup paypal account?
>> >>> > How safe is it especially with credit card details?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Anyone who can assist please do get in touch on call or offlist.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Regards,
>> >>> > Matt
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