Regional processor · Africa
Does Paystack work in Egypt?
Paystack is limited for businesses registered in Egypt: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
What a business in Egypt can use
Paystack’s products, for a company incorporated in Egypt.
Online and in-person payment acceptance. Cards (Visa and Mastercard in all markets) plus local methods that vary by country: bank transfer, USSD, mobile money, M-PESA, EFT, QR, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Settlement is in local currency by default; Nigerian and Kenyan businesses can also accept and settle in USD.
Transfers from your Paystack balance to bank accounts in your own country, and to mobile money in Ghana and M-PESA in Kenya. Domestic only. Available to Registered businesses, not Starter businesses. Not for businesses in Egypt.
Dedicated Virtual Accounts: bank account numbers you create for your customers to pay into; payments are recorded against that customer and settle to your Paystack balance. Not a multi-currency holding account. Not for businesses in Egypt.
Paystack does not offer this.
Paystack does not offer this.
Paystack does not offer this.
Paystack says its services are only for businesses registered in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya. Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt are described as a private beta, although Paystack already publishes pricing and compliance requirements for both.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Paystack support: What is Paystack and how does it work? (Countries we serve). Everything about Paystack
Alternatives in Egypt
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Egypt
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Fawry
- 2Meeza
- 3InstaPay
- 4Visa / Mastercard
Stablecoin rules in Egypt
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Common questions
Does Paystack work in Egypt?
Partly. Paystack is limited for businesses registered in Egypt: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
Which Paystack products can a business in Egypt use?
accept payments, with limits.
What are the alternatives to Paystack in Egypt?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Egypt: PayPal, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and Creem. With limits: BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Paystack elsewhere in Africa