Payment processor · Africa
Does PayPal work in Botswana?
PayPal onboards businesses registered in Botswana.
What a business in Botswana can use
PayPal’s products, for a company incorporated in Botswana.
PayPal wallet, cards and (in the US) Venmo at checkout, with buyer and seller protection.
Mass payouts to PayPal and Venmo accounts worldwide. Bank payouts go through Hyperwallet.
Hold balances in 20+ currencies inside a PayPal business account.
PayPal Business Debit Mastercard. Not for businesses in Botswana.
US businesses can accept crypto through Pay with Crypto and hold PayPal USD (PYUSD). Not for businesses in Botswana.
US businesses holding PayPal USD (PYUSD) in their PayPal balance can opt in to rewards of around 3.7–4% a year, funded from the stablecoin’s reserve interest. Not available in New York. Not for businesses in Botswana.
PayPal publishes a seller country table. In countries it marks “send only”, businesses can pay but cannot receive payments. PayPal suspended its services in Russia in March 2022.
Onboarding confidence: medium. Source: PayPal worldwide. Everything about PayPal
Alternatives in Botswana
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Botswana
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Debit cards
- 2Orange Money
- 3MyZaka (Mascom)
- 4Cash
Stablecoin rules in Botswana
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
PayPal’s stablecoin products are not available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does PayPal work in Botswana?
Yes. PayPal onboards businesses registered in Botswana.
Which PayPal products can a business in Botswana use?
accept payments, pay people abroad and multi-currency account.
What are the alternatives to PayPal in Botswana?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Botswana: Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and Dodo Payments. With limits: Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Can a business in Botswana use PayPal for stablecoins?
No, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Botswana: Rules in progress (moderate risk). The Virtual Assets Act (2022) set up licensing for virtual asset service providers, supervised by the non-bank financial regulator.
PayPal elsewhere in Africa