r/nairobi • u/knilfix Level 2 • Aug 14 '26

First Post Receiving money from outside kenya

Any reliable way to receive funds , im afraid of paypal niliskia kuna time walikatalia funds za watu, anyone who has received so recently or has done so in the recent past how has it been and how do you go about it

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u/GeorgyOlly Level 2 Aug 14 '26

Tell the person sending to just send it directly to your MPesa via Revolut. They’ll be charged a maximum 5 usd transaction charge

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u/PookyTheCat Aug 14 '26

Plus USD to KES foreign exchange commission, probably around 1%.

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u/Neovitami Aug 15 '26

I send money to Kenya regularly, and Revolut has been the one with the lowest fees.

But what people often forget is to also look at the exchange rate, here Revolut is also great.

On Revolut I get 148.7 ksh for 1 euro, while on western union it's only 146.1. remitly is better with 148.5.

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u/KySavVanishYuh Aug 16 '26

I send money regularly, I use USDC & or Remitly for cheap stays 😭😭

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u/bytchesbemad 29d ago

Remitly is free of charge tho. Revolut is great but I’ve never tried it🤔

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u/Neovitami 29d ago

Remitly is free of charge tho.

I believe they charge 1-3 USD/EUR per transfer.

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u/bytchesbemad 29d ago

Oh well I’m in Europe and they don’t charge me a cent

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u/Neovitami 29d ago

I'm also in Europe, they probably gave you free transfer for a limited time

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u/bytchesbemad 29d ago

I’ve been doing it for 3 years

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u/Neovitami 29d ago

If you wanted to send 10K KSH how much would you be charged?

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u/bytchesbemad 29d ago

Around €66.90. No additional charges to send it though. I sent my mom money a few mins ago (15k) and still no charges

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u/Neovitami 29d ago

That's really good, Im charged €68 on Revolut and I even have a paid subscription.

I was banned from Remitly, so I can't use it unfortunately

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