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PayPal will now allow Nigerians to receive payments on its platform through a partnership with local fintech firm Paga, marking a major shift in its long-restricted engagement with the country.

This was disclosed by Paga’s founder, Tayo Oviosu, in a LinkedIn post announcing the realization of the long-awaited collaboration. The said partnership comes nearly 13 years after Oviosu first reached out to PayPal with a proposal to work together, at a time when Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem was still in its early stages. For many years, Nigerians were unable to receive funds through PayPal due to the restrictions that were placed on accounts in the country.

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Under this new arrangement, users will be able to link their PayPal accounts to Paga wallets, which will enable them receive funds directly through PayPal, a functionality that had previously been unavailable.

While announcing the partnership, Oviosu reflected on his first outreach to PayPal in 2013, when digital payments infrastructure in Nigeria was still evolving. He pointed out the reason for the idea which was the belief in Nigeria’s long-term economic potential and the role global payment platforms could play in unlocking that growth.

“In August 2013, I emailed the PayPal team. Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem was still young. Paga was just a few years old. And the ‘Africa opportunity’ wasn’t yet part of most global boardroom c Oviosu added that in the email, he shared a simple belief: that Nigeria would become one of the most important economies in the world, and that there was strong alignment between PayPal and Paga to make payments, financial services, and global commerce work for Nigerians.

A presentation outlining how the two companies were to collaborate was also presented. In the document, Paga could power on-ramps and off-ramps to and from PayPal in Nigeria.

“It would take more than a decade for that belief to fully materialize. Today, I’m proud to share that PayPal is now live in Nigeria through Paga,” he said.

The announcement was described by Oviosu as the result of patience, trust-building, and sustained investment in local infrastructure rather than a single breakthrough moment. After nearly two decades of restricted “send-only” access due to fraud and regulatory concerns, PayPal has finally unlocked full inbound functionality in Nigeria through a strategic partnership with Paga.

This integration, part of the broader “PayPal World” initiative first hinted at in December 2025, allows users to link their accounts to Paga wallets to receive international payments, view balances, and withdraw funds directly in Naira. By serving as the local settlement layer, Paga enables freelancers, merchants, and the diaspora to bypass previous barriers to the global digital economy—a milestone CEO Tayo Oviosu attributes to years of infrastructure investment and regulatory engagement designed to complement global platforms rather than compete with them.