PayPal in Tanzania
Everything people in Tanzania ask about PayPal: how to create an account, how it works with M-Pesa, how to receive money, and how to log in.
Is it available?
Yes. People in Tanzania can open and use a PayPal account. Accounts in Tanzania work the same way as accounts anywhere else, and you manage them at www.paypal.com.
The biggest change is the link with M-Pesa. In May 2026 Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania and PayPal announced a partnership so that eligible customers can move money between their PayPal and M-Pesa wallets.
PayPal in Tanzania at a glance
Sign up
Choose Sign Up. PayPal uses one website worldwide, so there is no separate Tanzania site.
Choose a personal account, or a business account if you invoice customers.
Add your name, email address, a password, your phone number and your address.
PayPal sends a code or link to confirm both before the account is fully usable.
PayPal shows what you can link for Tanzania when you add one, so read what it offers.
M-Pesa
Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania announced on 26 May 2026 that eligible customers can deposit money from M-Pesa into their PayPal wallets, and withdraw PayPal balances to M-Pesa, so M-Pesa to PayPal and PayPal to M-Pesa both work through one link.
Vodacom said the details, including eligibility, transaction limits and timelines, would be shared through its official channels, so check the M-Pesa Super App or Vodacom Tanzania for the latest.
The service sits inside Vodacom's M-Pesa Super App.
A guided setup connects your PayPal account to your M-Pesa wallet.
Eligible customers can deposit from M-Pesa into PayPal and withdraw from PayPal back to M-Pesa.
Log in and download
There is no separate Tanzania login or app. Log in at www.paypal.com with the email address and password you signed up with, or download the PayPal app from Google Play or the App Store and sign in there.
Getting money
What your account can receive depends on your account and on Vodacom's eligibility rules for the M-Pesa link. If someone abroad wants to send you money, Xoom, PayPal's money transfer service, lists Tanzania with cash pickup, bank deposits and Tigo, Vodacom M-Pesa and Airtel mobile wallets from selected countries.
FAQ
Yes. People in Tanzania can open and use PayPal accounts. In May 2026 Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania and PayPal also announced a partnership that lets eligible customers move money between PayPal and M-Pesa. What your own account can do depends on what PayPal offers for Tanzania when you set it up.
Go to www.paypal.com, choose Sign Up and select Tanzania as your country. Enter your name, email address, password, phone number and address, then confirm your email and phone number. Finally add a card or bank account if PayPal offers that for your account.
Log in at www.paypal.com with the email address and password you used to sign up. To use the app, download the PayPal app from Google Play or the App Store and make sure the publisher is PayPal. There is no separate Tanzania login or app.
Yes, for eligible customers. Vodacom M-Pesa Tanzania announced on 26 May 2026 that customers can deposit funds from M-Pesa into their PayPal wallets and withdraw PayPal balances back to M-Pesa, set up inside the M-Pesa Super App by linking the two accounts. Vodacom said details such as eligibility, transaction limits and timelines would be shared through its official channels, so check the M-Pesa Super App or Vodacom Tanzania before you rely on it.
Coverage of the M-Pesa partnership describes a gap before it, when Tanzanian users found it hard to receive and cash out, and the link with M-Pesa is meant to close it. Whether your account can receive international payments, and the limits that apply, depends on your account and on Vodacom's eligibility rules, so check the Wallet section of your PayPal account and the M-Pesa Super App.
PayPal runs online, and we know of no agents or branch offices that open accounts for you. Sign up yourself at www.paypal.com, and be careful of anyone who charges a fee to open or manage an account on your behalf.
Xoom is PayPal's international money transfer service. Its Tanzania page lists cash pickup (including Ecobank, CRDB Bank and ICB), transfers to Tigo, Vodacom M-Pesa and Airtel mobile wallets, usually arriving in minutes, and bank deposits to CRDB, NMB and NBC that typically take 2 to 3 business days. It lists the US, Canada, UK, European Economic Area and Australia as places to send from, and shows the fee before you send.
In 2026 PayPal announced that its PayPal USD (PYUSD) digital dollar is expanding to 27 more African markets, including Malawi and Uganda. We could not find a confirmed list of all 27 countries, so check inside your PayPal account to see whether PYUSD is offered to you in Tanzania.
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