M-PESA Till Number in Kenya (2026): The Complete Guide
An M-PESA till, also called a Buy Goods or Lipa na M-PESA till, is a business number that lets customers pay you for free by choosing Buy Goods and entering your till, no account number needed. It is the right product for face-to-face retail: shops, restaurants, salons, pharmacies and stalls. This hub covers how to get one, what it costs, how to take your money out, and how to run it on the app and on *234#.
The one-line answer
A till is free to apply for and free for your customers to pay into. You as the merchant pay a small collection fee (from 7 August 2026, free up to KES 500 then 0.55% capped at KES 200), and you withdraw the money to your nominated number, an agent or your bank.
Get a till
Money: charges, withdrawing, fixing mistakes
Operate your till
By business type
Brand till lookups
People search a specific brand's till. Some of them use a paybill, not a till, so these pages clarify honestly.
The four numbers on a till
- Till number: displayed at the premises for customers to pay via Buy Goods.
- Head office (HO) number: used by the owner to run multiple tills into one nominated number.
- Store number: used to check balance and view individual customer transactions.
- Nominated number: the owner's mobile line used to transact on behalf of the business.
Related on paybillke
Verified 12 September 2026 against Safaricom's M-PESA Business Till guide and current tariffs. Confirm the live merchant band table, reversal shortcode and any till-name-change process on safaricom.co.ke before relying on figures.