PayPal in Zambia
Known limitations
- No local gateway supports PayPal. Zambian payment gateways offer card processing only. Accepting PayPal requires an international provider such as 2Checkout. Whether 2Checkout currently onboards Zambian businesses is unverified.
- Alternative international payment methods — Payoneer balances and cards, Deel-issued cards, merchants of record — are documented under receiving international payments.
Open questions
The following remain unverified:
- Can a Zambian PayPal account withdraw to a local bank or card, and at what cost?
- What are the receiving limits and holds on Zambian accounts?
- Does 2Checkout (or any PayPal-supporting gateway) currently onboard from Zambia, and what does it charge?
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Related
- Receiving money from abroad — alternative routes for international payments
- Does Stripe work in Zambia? — another commonly asked question