How to Use Paga Receive Money from Abroad in Nigeria

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Paga is a mobile payment processing company in Nigeria. The company is building an ecosystem to enable Nigerian to digitally send and receive money, and creating simple financial access and drive financial inclusion.

Paga wallets can also be used to pay local bills, school fees and other goods and services at retailers.

Paga basically process mobile payment in Nigeria and in Naira, which means Paga Money has only naira account. Can only be used to send and receive money and pay bills in Nigeria in the local currency.

Although, Paga has dollar wallet, but it’s available to people living in the United States of America.

Founded in 2009, Paga also allows users to receive instant international money transfers directly on their mobile devices through a Paga mobile money wallet. To facilitate cross border sending and receiving money, Paga is partnering with WorldRemit and PayPal to make it possible. With WorldRemit, you can send and receive mobile money to and from Nigeria. While with PayPal you can withdraw payments made to your PayPal account via.

PayPal

For over 2 decades, PayPal blacklisted Nigerians from creating account on its platform and using same to receive foreign payments. Just in January 2026, Paga and PayPal signed partnership agreement for Paga to integrate PayPal on its app, allowing Nigerian to receive and withdraw PayPal payments. 

How to Withdraw Money from PayPal Account

  • Create PayPal account, if you don't have any yet.
  • Create Paga account if you don't have any yet.
  • Go to Add Account on your Paga account, select PAyPal
  • It will redirect you a PayPal login page. Log in to your PayPal account with your email and password.
  • Once you log in to your PayPal account via Paga, your you will be able to view you PayPal balance, and withdraw money into your Paga account.

Linking your Your PayPal with your Paga account serves as verification to your PayPal account.


WorldRemit

WorldRemit is a digital international payments and cross border Remittance processing company. With WorldRemit you can conveniently and securely send and receive mobile money anywhere in the world.

How to Receive Mobile Money from Abroad in Nigeria

If you have friends and family in abroad that wants to send your mobile money through WorldRemit, you can receive in your Paga wallet. 

Here are the steps to receive money from abroad into your Paga account.

First open an account on Paga (if your don’t already have one). You can download the myPaga app or sign up on the web using your mobile number and email. Verify your identity for KYC. Link your ATM card or bank account

Start send your Paga account number which is your mobile number including your full name, and Nigerian city you live in the  sender abroad. The person must have WorldRemit account (he can create one if he doesn’t already have one).

Once the money is sent, you will receive alert instantly.

Send Mobile Money Abroad from Nigeria

myPaga allows you to send money to anyone anywhere through their mobile number or email for free.

To send money, ensure to link your ATM card, bank account or add fund directly to your Paga wallet.

Select send money

Fill transaction full by entering the recipient’s mobile number or email (if the person is using WorldRemit, enter the person’s WorldRemit account email or mobile number), and the amount you want to send.

Confirm the details of your recipient and hit Send to complete the transaction.

Your recipient will receive alert instantly via email or mobile number.

You can equally use Paga USSD CODE *242# fast fund transfers

Send Mobile Money to Nigeria

If you’re abroad and you want to send mobile money to your friends and family in Nigeria, and they have Paga mobile money account, you can send them money to their Paga wallets in minutes via WorldRemit. WorldRemit is fast, secure and has low charges.

Here is how to send mobile money to Nigeria

Create a WorldRemit account (if you don’t have one already) You can sign up with your email address and choose a strong password on their app or on website to register.

Start using our mobile money service

To send money, select Nigeria, and choose mobile money as your payout method. 

Enter the recipient’s details, which include their first and last name, city and Paga mobile money account number.

Select send amount and enter the amount you want to send.

Confirm the details and click Pay

You can either pay for your transfer by bank transfer to the WorldRemit account, or by using a debit/credit card for faster delivery.

How Much can I Receive or Send to Paga Mobile Money Account in Nigeria?

There are three categories of Paga mobile money account depending on the level of Know Your Customer verification the user has done.

KYC 1 

The maximum daily transfer is NGN 50, 000 with a balance limit of NGN 300,000

KYC 2

Daily transfer limit of NGN 100,000 and a balance limit of NGN 500,000

KYC 3

This category is a fully verified account, and its daily transfer limit of NGN 5, 000,000 with an unlimited balance limit

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