Request for an M-Pesa Paybill or BuyGoods. Collect payments easily with no time limitations through M-PESA. The Paybill service is a cash collection service that allows your organisation to collect money on a regular basis from your customers through M-PESA.
Through Paybill numbers, you can serve your clients much better as your customers are able to pay for services with ease and timeliness. Safaricom’s payment solutions have enabled simple single transactions as well as bulk payments whenever necessary.
Payments are customer-initiated, and the receiving organization may have a unique identifier i.e., account number.
The customer has an official relationship with the organization to whom they are making payment and has an “account number” that helps identify the user. The customer inputs a business number (Paybill number) for the entity they are paying.
Enjoy Convenience, Security, Time saving, Real-time payments, Easy funds transfer, Low transaction costs for both clients and you plus easy Fund Disbursement as you can also choose to use the funds collected to pay for supplies, wages, salaries, or other services.
Take advantage of M-PESA’s payment solutions and ease your financial transactions today.
How to Apply
You may apply for an M-PESA Paybill account through one of the following:
- Online application: https://m-pesaforbusiness.co.ke/
Visiting Safaricom shop with a filled in application form and the relevant documents.
Paybill Application Form and Terms & Conditions
Paybill Merchant USSD Application Form
How to get an Mpesa Till number
If a business wishes to request a Till number they should
1. Go to Safaricom’s Self Onboarding portal https://m-pesaforbusiness.co.ke/ and complete the application .
2. Click the apply now button
3. Choose M-pesa business till (Buy goods till )
4. Based on what your business model is like, choose if the business is individual , sole-proprietorship or an LLC (limited liability company )
5. After this the business will get a notification with the till number and store number via SMS on the nominated number
6. From the same portal a lipa na M-pesa sticker should be downloaded.
7. To activate the business one should dial *234#
8. Change the pin
9. The business will immediately start receiving payments from that point henceforth.
How to Activate the Till number
1. Dial *234# on your Safaricom phone
2. When presented with options , one should choose the second option- M-pesa Business Till
3. Input the store number that had been sent via SMS
4. Accept the presented terms and conditions
5. Submit
An M-pesa message will be sent with the operator ID and Start key pin. Follow instructions that will be provided to change the pin.
