PayPal is an online system of transferring money that allows users to send and receive money from within their countries or other countries. This platform was found in 1998 in California, USA and it serves as a mean of transferring money across different countries worldwide.
Though PayPal service is available in many countries, in which it serves as a simple way of transferring funds. Still there are some countries which PayPal doesn't support or doesn't allow the users to receive funds in their accounts, Tanzania is amongst.
Most of Tanzanians ask in different forums like Quora if they can receive funds through PayPal. Some ask, "why they cannot receive payments in their Paypal accounts?" While others ask, "how to receive money via Paypal in Tanzania?".
You might have the same question(s) and would like to get the clear answers. Just continue reading to the end.
Can Tanzanian users receive payments in their PayPal accounts?
Paypal users in Tanzania can't receive payments in their accounts, but they can send ones to others.
Therefore, if someone want to send money to you (who are in Tanzania) through PayPal, the transaction won't be processed and the sender will be notified that the country he/she want to send money cannot receive payments.
Why you can't receive money via PayPal in Tanzania?
PayPal has blocked the option of receiving money in Tanzania. According to an answer from
PayPal Community the feature of receiving money has been blocked in Tanzania
probably because of intl (international) banking rules and regulations.
Recommendations
If you are in Tanzania and you want to get paid or receive money from other countries, try to use other alternative methods of transferring money which work better in your country. Example of alternatives you can use to receive funds in Tanzania are Skrill, Payoner, Nala and payza.
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