With the ever increasing popularity of e-commerce, everyone desires to take a bite into the sweet pie, and why not? But sadly Pakistanis are being left behind as Paypal, one of the most popular e-commerce networks has still to list Pakistan in its permittable countries for registering with the service. We are then forced to use alternate commerce systems which have slowly cropped up but to contest the monopoly and popularity of a trusted Paypal account still eludes us Pakistanis.
This issue bugs not only marketing companies, freelance developers but is also a major deterrent for bloggers who are unable to receive funds generated via the ad networks running on their blogs. I have been fortunate to have a full business account (as I was studying in the US for over three years) and was able to use this to generate donations for the Earthquake relief in Pakistan during our Donate a Dollar for Pakistan campaign at Help-Pakistan.com.
A very interesting article written by Faisal Khan CEO of Net Access where he discusses a potential collaboration with TCS, the largest courier company in Pakistan as a potential catalyst for the promotion of e-commerce in Pakistan.
I open this issue more to initiate a discussion as to what solutions are now available and even discuss a possible course of action which may be adopted to force the bureaucracy (Paypal & Govt of Pakistan) to help the people of Pakistan to tap into the wealth of resources available worldwide which will undoubtedly positively affect the economy in Pakistan. The Indian sector was successful in pushing through to an extent that people in India are able to get checks in the mail for any withdrawals. Why can’t we do the same, if not better?
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160 responses to “Paypal in Pakistan”
Paypal should have started ages ago… we have decent international standard banks. I cant seem to find the cause of such delay! I want my money from the ads ๐
I have also worked as a freelancer and I contacted paypal guys back in 2000 when I got my first private assignment and my client wanted to use Paypal and I contacted paypal guys and thye said that due to local Pakisani laws, they are unable to start paypal in Pakistan. Somebody at that time told me that paypal is registered as an Israeli company so it's not possible to launch in Pakistan. I never made any effort to do any research because then I got busy with new job and never paid attention to online work. In 2003, I started again and Western Union[WU] was already in Pakistani market. I then started using this service for reciving payments. Expensive for clients but very quick and safe for me as I could recieve my payment at my local GPO. During my job at bank alfalah, i was introduced "Money Gram" service which had almost similar interface like WU but very cheaper than WU because it uses SWIFT network.
My friend tried to start a service "Pakipay" on similar lines but coudn't come into reality due to several issues.
So IMO, MoneyGram and WU are the best choices for online business.MOneygram is cheapest but you have to go designated brances of different banks[All Alfalah branches provides Moneygram facility] . WU is expensive for clients[around 25 Euro fee/transaction] but easiest for you since you can even recieve money at a local GPO. Now Zarco exchange also provides WU facility.
i am so glad i have a paypal account. yay. i wish i could get some freelance work as well:D. hint hint
shobz, I worked as a freelance computer programmer :>
Did you consider Amazon One Click?
That is better than Paypal, much better.
or Western Union?
http://www.westernunion.com/index_consumer.asp
Please look into them and see if they could meet your needs.
Paypal is owned by ebay, the online auction site.
Also, you should like into VISA and Mastercard and see if they are available.
The alternatives are there for us. Paypal is suffering at the end by losing a potentially vast clientรฦรยจle. Let them suffer.
ah and here i thought u meant freelance writing. ๐ by the way would you know anyone who can design a logo for an artiste or redesign an artiste management website at a good rate?
This really annoys me, as one of my closest working partners is in pakistan, and i am unable to pay him by paypal.
You can use Ikobo, http://www.ikobo.com
I am using it since a few months now.. it works very nicely though these days its a bit slow.. they are updating something I think..
Ikobo sends an ATM card, which you can use at ATM Machines, it charges less than WesternUnion, but on payment it cuts 10$ for the ATM card
one of my clients couldnt login to his ikobo account.. he forgot his pass.. and Ikobo has not sent password reset email yet.. he needs to pay me and thats why I was searching for an alternate.. (checking moneygram)
-Salman
hay guys, NOW you cn use paypal but cant receive money on your bank account, you can spend it online though
Still we cann’t register with paypal and no Pakistani CC is accepted.
Waiting for paypal?
try merchant accounts like
ccnow.com or 2checkout.com
good alternative than paypal ๐
Thanks
Kashif
Wel Adnan Bhai, i am also a freelance web developer, and i am facing same problem, my clients have only paypal thats why i have lost too many web projects :'(
Hi All,
PayPal must be in Pakistan, 1000’s sellers & buyers required paypal transaction. But Unfortunately PayPal is not available in Pakistan!
Hi,
Visit 2checkout.com and CCnow.com both mercahnts works in pakistan and both accept paypal payments too.
2checkout price US$49 onetime fee
ccnow price is US$10 monthly <– if your sales more than US$100 then no monthly fee.
Thanks
Kashif
Hi,
GoogleCheckout is launch and it has very low fee, and i heard its also comes to india for indian sellers , hope it will come to pakitan soon.
Thanks
Kashif
Ok, dont you think that paypal will do good bussines if it is in pakistan???
It will, Yess!
Only this is qaids fault that he did,nt accepted Israel!
well its really very bad that paypal is still not in pakistan.
i have made some money on internet that is refundable only through paypal and i am unable to redeem my money ๐
i can’t use alternatives
It is really very strange why paypal does not support Pakistan considering the fact that payapl even support Bangladesh? I mean when they can allow even smaller countries like Bangladesh why not Pakistan?
I WANT TO DO A HOME JOB AS DATA ENTRY WORK AT HOME,COLLECTING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,AND WILL SEND THEM BACK BY E-MAIL SO FOR PAYMENT PURPOSE I NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT.
I HOPE YOU WILL REGISTER ME AS PAYPAL MEMBER.
THANKS.
MOHAMMAD ILYAS
pay pal is run by anti Islam group. many of them are jewish, and that is why they don’t add us and many other Islamic countries.
But you know Paypal has listed some muslim coutries too including saudi arab and UAE, but we are still waiting for it in pakistan, wel tell me about 2checkout, has 2co restriction like buyer must have no free email account associated with paypal,i mean if some one wants to pay, he cant use hotmail/yahoo to pay, and if he has any premium or business email address than it should be associated with paypal otherwise he cant pay :S
i have see this http://www.pasiapay.com.pk
sorry it is here http://www.paisapay.com.pk/
helo there!
I am from Hunza pakistan intrested in opening a paypall acount May i have the contact phone number and address.
Salman
Hunza valley
I need paypal, to buy from ebay. But I don’t know why no paypal in pakistan
Many people are suffering for being pakistani and perhaps thats what paypal people wanted (and many others too). We have a lot of time to hate/reject each other but no time to hold hands and help. Sorry for being off topic.
Nilaam.pks vision is to create the Pakistans first global economic democracy. We see a “people’s market” in which anyone in Pakistan, UAE, and Bangladesh could sell or buy just about anything for a fair price. And today on the Nilaam.pk marketplace, trust, honesty and efficiency are rewarded more than size or status.
Nilaam.pk will offer merchant services through Moneybookers.com.
However, by Sept 2008, Nilaam.pk hopes to launch its own Paypal for Pakistan!
This is soo true “Many people are suffering for being pakistani “in every field. as u know the new goverment arrived, we should talk or pay attention to them to start paypal service in pakistan by talk to paypal company.
You can use https://www.moneybookers.com instead of Paypal. It offers services in Pakistan and you can withdraw money using bank wire.
Dear Friends
I too suffer from Paypal. But I think WU is the best. May any body has opinion about Credit Card or Visa Card, Or Swift Transfer.
I need Advice
Thanks
HI All,
I am running a outsource company and i have same problem , I have lost so many projects b/c i have not PayPal Account. Is there in service like this in karachi.
Regards,
Atif Masood
Hi,
Now i found another site, who pay in your credit card.
check it
http://siteheart.com
also check
http://shareit.com
Thanks
kashif
i have completed a lot of transactions via paypal but sadly its not in pakistan yet (and sadly i dont see it being there in the next 3 – 4 years).
however, if any of u is loosing business because of not having a paypal account, the next time u make a trip to a country that does have paypal, open up a bank account there. u will need an address there though. use a trusted friend’s address or open a mailbox there if u think having a paypal account will increase your sales/revenue. then open up a paypal account and verify it using that bank account. thats what ive done and thus can accept payments via paypal.
transferring money to the pakistani account can then be done via a wire transfer. its less complicated than it sounds………
Hi,
Please Just read and Sign this petition about Paypal.
Thanks
Kashif
Hi Kashif,
thnx for the info. however this doesnt apply to me cuz i have a valid home address in the u.s and so i m sort of a resident there. im sure there will be others in this category so my blog was intented to help those people. i m in no way suggesting ANY SORT OF FRAUD. in order to get a mailbox (at least in the u.s), u have to keep paying the mailbox agency so as to keep the address current. i also conduct other businesses at that address and the mailbox agency just forwards the letters to me after regular intervals (which i obviously pay extra for). and i have a registered company there so it is 100% legal. i m doing so because that way i am earning more than what im paying for. so before any1 get into it, i would advise him/her to do a cost/benefit analysis beforehand. hope it helps.
AOA Aleem
Have you used MoneyBookers ? i want to receive money from US, does it work for this ? How ? can you guide me please ? Your phone number please ?
Faisal Siddiqui
if any one needs a paypal verified just give me a shout.. i can verify any paypal .. although with ebay too …..
must remind you some things which paypal offers …
by using paypal you can get access to Ebay too where you can sell stuff and make more money then expected..
moneybookers having a hardtime these days verfying accounts through ABN / ATM Routing Numbers or Shift keys.. i dont think moneybookers will last much as 80% of the users worldwide uses paypal because its safer then any payment system….
Kind Regards
Mubashir Ali.
This is also my extreme demand since so many years-
Why not a Pakistani avail benefits of PayPal and buy or sell anything at eBay- because Ebay is the most popular and easiest way to sell or buy anything from all over the world and eBay is the affiliated with PayPal so unfortunately we Pakistani can’t go through this amazing experience of e-commerce just because of PayPal don’t accept Pakistanis
I have been waiting for this service to get started in Pakistan and Inshahallah one day we will use Paypal from our own country.
WANT TO DO A HOME JOB AS DATA ENTRY WORK AT HOME,COLLECTING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES,AND WILL SEND THEM BACK BY E-MAIL SO FOR PAYMENT PURPOSE I NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT.
I HOPE YOU WILL REGISTER ME AS PAYPAL MEMBER.
THANKS.
Now then who wants to have a paypal or ebay, now i am gonna talk really straight that the above paypal account which you will register yourself from any country, will make it VERIFIED for you so you will get secure .. so also i can verify your Ebay Seller account where you can sell products online and make Big profits using ebay seller account..
if you want further information .. call now..
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Regards
Mubashir what is your contact number?
Regards,
Burhan Khan
Well now its 2008 and still no sign of PayPal in Pakistan . The fact is that PayPal can not on its own allow Pakistanis to open their own PayPal accounts unless Pakistani Govt. takes a step forward and do the needful.
I am looking forward to this discussion and see how this goes . I myself as a Pakistani webmaster and a blogger has contacted PayPal support many times on this issue but have not received a positive feedback .
hi im selling online codes is there any chance pay pal service will start in pakistan.
We really need it as soon as possible ๐
Br
Naveed
Guys n Gals.
Stop bothering about paypal. Goto payoneer.com and get a free MasterCard that can be used online, and can be used on any ATM in pakistan to withdraw funds. When you use on ATM, they charge only $2. WoW! You can ask anyone to load money in to your card anytime, through their paypal accounts, credit cards, western union, bank accounts, wire transfers, anything. Furhtermore, you can link your mastercard with famous freelancing sites, like rentacoder.com, getafreelancer.com, odesk.com, and many many more other online shopping sites.
I hope I have helped. ๐
What do you guys say about alterpay.com are they paying in Pakistan, anyone received payment plz reply.
Regards,
Zee
http://www.earnpakistani.com
sir i am a data entry oprator i also miss a lot of project because of pay pal so my request to the Govt that please do some thing for us and give a permission to the pay pal to come in pakistan it is good for us
Salam to ALL
Kindly tell me the process of online payments. How can i integrate into website. Who will Process the transaction. What will i have to do to complete the transaction. Complicated or Easy to integrate?
Thanks
I think this is the reason, ALERTPAY