Are you wondering how you can buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa? If so, you are in good company. Kenyastax.com has rounded up a list of steps that you need to take in order to buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa successfully.
What is Mpesa?
Mpesa is a mobile money service provided by Safaricom that enables its users to send and receive money as well as make payments online by just using their phones. Mpesa has grown significantly since it was launched in Kenya in 2008.
The mobile money service is now operating in various online e-commerce platforms. A lot of casinos use Mpesa and allow their users to pay with this service. You can even pay water payments, health and electricity bills and access to mobile loans. Mpesa is now basically part of our lives as we can hardly find any business that does not accept Mpesa payments.
Kenyans can also send money from Mpesa to Paypal and receive money from Paypal to Mpesa easily thanks to the partnership between Safaricom and Paypal to enable this service.
A more recent partnership is the one between Telkom and Safaricom that enables Telkom users to buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa using Telkom’s Paybill number.
What is Telkom?
Telkom commonly referred to as Telkom Kenya is a telecommunication service provider just like Safaricom and Airtel that provides voice transmission services and internet connection among other services to its subscribers.
What is the Telkom Paybill number?
The Telkom Paybill number is 220220.This Paybill number is what you will use to buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa.
Why do I have to buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa?
Telkom scratch cards are hard to find as many shops do not keep them in bulk as they do for Airtel and Safaricom scratch cards. This makes it difficult to top up your Telkom airtime and that’s why Telkom has come up with the solution of purchasing airtime from Mpesa via their Paybill.
Let’s get right into it.
What do you need to be able to buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa?
In order for you to be able to buy Telkom airtime from Mpesa, you need the following:
- A Safaricom line – Go to a Safaricom outlet and get one if you do not have one.
- A working Mpesa account – If not, check out this article on how to activate your Mpesa account.
- A Telkom line – Go to a Telkom outlet and get one if you do not have one.
List Of Steps To Follow to Buy Telkom Airtime from Mpesa[2024]
- On your mobile phone, go to the SIM toolkit or dial *334# to access Mpesa via USSD.
- Select Mpesa
- Next, select Lipa Na Mpesa.
- Select Paybill
- Select Enter business no.
- Enter Telkom Paybill number 220220.
- Next, enter TELKXXXXXX as account no. (where XXXXXX is your Telkom number).
- Enter the Amount.
- Enter your Mpesa pin.
- Next press Send to complete the transaction.
You have to wait for a confirmation message from Mpesa stating whether the transaction has been successfully completed or not. If successful it means that you have successfully bought Telkom airtime from Mpesa.
You will however incur a small transaction cost based on how much Telkom airtime you are buying from Mpesa.