Business · 5 min read
How to get an M-Pesa Till number for your business
Buy Goods Till or Paybill? What each one is for, what you need, and how to apply.
Customers trust a business that has its own Till number. It also keeps business money away from your personal M-Pesa.
Till or Paybill?
- Till (Buy Goods): best for shops and kiosks. The customer just enters the till number and amount.
- Paybill: best when you need an account number, like rent, school fees or a SACCO.
What you usually need
- Your National ID
- KRA PIN
- Business registration certificate, for registered businesses
- A Safaricom line in your name
Steps
- 1Choose Till or Paybill.
- 2Fill the application on Safaricom's business site or at a Safaricom shop.
- 3Attach your documents.
- 4Wait for the confirmation SMS with your number.
- 5Print a payment sheet and stick it where customers can see it.
Tip: Use our free M-Pesa payment sheet tool to print a clean A4 sheet with your number.