Jide Ogunsanya
Update : The PayU option is now “Local Cards” in the Facebook payment method options.
PayU Nigeria payment gateway has been integrated with Facebook ads billing system, thereby making it easy for Nigerians to pay for Facebook ads in Naira.
You no longer have to worry about getting dollar cards to pay for Facebook ads In Nigeria nor do you have to worry about monthly international spend limit which Nigerian banks have imposed on their cards.
If you’ve set “Naira” as your currency in your Facebook ad account and you’ve not been able to pay for your Facebook adverts with cards like GTBank Mastercard, you can now do so by making use of “Naira card payment with PayU”.
You can even use a card that has previously been flagged by Facebook to add funds to your Facebook Naira ad account via PayU. Cool…huh? Yeah, it makes sense die…..lol. ☻
PayU simply accepts payment on behalf of Facebook and funds your Naira Facebook ad account. Facebook deducts payment for all your Facebook adverts from the prepaid balance and you can add more money at any time. i.e if you pay N5,000 through PayU, N5,000 will be displayed as the balance of your Facebook ad account prepaid balance and it is from the N5,000 that Facebook will deduct payment for your Facebook adverts – and you can add more money to the balance anytime.
Your ad campaigns will be charged in Naira and you can even set a daily budget as low as N500. So, if you’ve been paying like $0.01 per post engagement before now, Facebook might charge you as low as N3 per post engagement. So, you no longer have to assume you will be charged N315 per click or N490 per click.
PayU accepts both MasterCard and VISA debit cards and if you want to use GTBank Mastercard to fund your Facebook ad account via PayU, you will be required to enter your one time OTP to complete the transaction.
I’ve tried it and it’s working fine for me although I initially had to wait for some days before my fund could reflect in my Facebook ads account prepaid balance. The PayU Nigeria customer care sorted it out for me.
Try it and let me know if it works for you too.
Below is a screenshot from my Facebook account’s billing page section :
NB: You might have to create new Naira Facebook ad account via a personal Facebook account for you to be able to pay for Facebook ads with PayU.
You might not see the option to pay via PayU if you create new Facebook ad account via Facebook Business Manager and if you change your existing Facebook ad account from USD to Naira.
Recommended :
> PayU Naira Card Payment for Fb Ads : Step by Step Guide
> How To Change Currency In Facebook Ads Account
> How To Pay For Facebook Ads In Nigeria With Payoneer Card
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Thank you for the confirmation.
Nice post. Can I use this method to clear pending ad bills(promoted in $) from old campaign?
Na. Facebook won't even allow you to convert your USD account to Naira if you have pending bill to clear. Go get a dollar mastercard from your bank or payoneer card and use that to clear your bills.
i order for payoneer but in my dashbaord it delivered a=while am yet to receive. what do i do please
With PayU .. Are funds also debited at every end of the month?
Facebook can debit your prepaid balance anytime. You must funds in your prepaid balance before you can run ads.
If I fund my acct with PayU. Will it reflect to my prepaid balance immediately?. If not how many days does it take?
Have heard sir.
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Please how do locate the payU option in my facebook ads…
Create a naira facebook ad account and go to the billing section to choose the PayU payment method.
Sir does it still work? I'm having problems paying my naira bills?
Thanks PayU
Thanks; I am applying this technique today.
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Please I want to know:
How many days did it take to reflect on your Facebook balance? With this payment option can one set the Facebook ad at higher budget and pay gradually by recharging the prepaid balance, that is before the prepaid balance is exhausted?
Let me quickly pause my on-going ad ooooo and continue with this one. let Facebook carry the ones them don chop already
I just did it.
The money reflected in my account immediately.
wow!!! This is a bomb, my Company runs ad of $2000 per month and since CBN Law influenced the restriction, we have been greatly affected, but with this now, we can resume our work and continue our Monthly Budget swiftly…. I am glad you published this bro!!!
PayU rocks!
Just yesterday i saw this option when i wanted to start an aid campaign. Never really understand the whole process. You post just made it better and easier for me.#
Thanks Mr Jide for such a great post on PayU.
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I did everything you said,i can't still see the payu platform…
But my preferred currency is in dollars can that affect also
The payU accepts payments in naira.
So it's affecting it.
Create a new ad. Select Nigerian Naira as your currency.
When you reach checkout, you'll see the PayU option.
If the problem still persists, open a new fb acct. Make that account an admin to the page you own.
Then use that account and create ads too.
Goodluck#
Were you able to get around this?
I also could not see the payU option after creating a Naira account and setting it as default
Are you sure you are using personal fb ad account and not business manager? I didn't see payu option in business manager payment methods when I published this post. I only saw it it as a payment option in my personal ad account.
hi ,I have tried everything triable with setting up the payu facebook ads. I have gone as far as changing the currency to naira.The billing page also displays in naira. My bids are set to naira. But at the end of the day, when I want to check out, I still end up landing at the default payment without the option of payu displaying. What might be responsible?
Bro, the payu website is so confusing, it gets to a level & they start asking if I'm a merchant or a customer… Plz be kind enough to give me the step by step guide on how to create and fund a Payu account. ..thanks
Thanks oga jide for this great info. I have been trying for long to pay up the incured dept on my Facebook ad account and to initiate new ads but to no avail. Thanks for this I will certainly try it out.
Jide thanks for this one, you have saved a brother from winding up.
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Thanks for this post.
I didn't see the feature here, I even create another fb ads account.
tanks so nmuch for the post jide
Please have tried signing up for payU account but am being ask for an RSA ID NUMBER, please what is that and how can i get it?
Pls read my post carefully. I didn't mention signing up for payu account. You only have to select the payu payment option and use your card to complete the funding.
Please does this method also works for boosting of Facebook page? And what more do i need to know about it?
Yes. Once you fund your facebook ad account, you can use the balance to pay for any type of facebook ad.
OK, i tried it using the payU and it worked for me, thanks for your post it was indeed helpful.
pls how did u go about it?
please i cant top up my payu wallet, help bro
Your account may have been activated before the introduction of PayU
Facebook just make things difficult.
I don't think is just about Facebook alone also our banking system is making international payments difficult for Nigerians
I need a guide on how to add money to payu account
can I use fidelity naira master card for this
I had to create a new naira account by closing the USD account, yet no way. seems new Facebook account is the only way
I successfully added a PayU in my payment method. My problem is that after creating an advert, on placing order, I will receive the message 'not delivering' what could be the problem?
Mr Jide I have tried it but it's not working.. I wish I can anyone to help me add fund if he has any special means, I will pay the person the money in cash.. I have tried several times but no positive result..
Please what do i do now cos i tried it and immediately i got a message that it was unsuccessful and my account is blocked. Pls i need to help on this
i recently discovered that my facebook ad is set in Nigeria naira but country US and i am billed in US Dollars. I currently owe facebook. What should i do to make it pay in naira without any problem.
runing ads dirctly in Niara true payU and in dollar by buying like payoneer or paypal funds which is cheaper please
PayU is cheaper….. that's what i use in building my Email list to do email marketing
Goodmorning it worked just tried it now with my uba mastercard how do I top up money if I want to run the Ad for a long period
Will the payU option be revealed if I sign in to facebook on mobile? Or must it be through a desktop computer?
The PayU is better revealed when you use ur PC or facebook desktop mode on your phone.
Stuffs like that are best done on a PC, i use that PAYU for my Facebook ads payment when i want to build list for my CPA offers
Thank you so much sir, for the first time I am about to run an ad. Bless you
Hello, I just read this now and want to upgrade on my page but the problem is, instead of PayU it's PayPal that's I can select, what do I do about this please???
Please I need help too, I have due bills of 5,000 to pay since I changed my currency to naira I can't , please how do I add another account? Does that means I have to forget about my business page and open another? Someone ease help me, my business has been stagnant for over a week now. Thank you
Thanks for d post… Pls what bank is best to use for the payu option on fb ad's account? I currently have a zenith card.
You can Try it, it should work. I tried firstbank it did not work and then i used GTb and it is fine. Though i have been having issues with paying online with my FBN card lately otherwise any Nigerian card should work as long as it is Master or Visa card.
I am owing Facebook ₦541.93, I think I opened the account under US and i have switched to Naira. This amount has been outstanding for a while now, any advice on how i can pay up.
Asides from GTBank, please sir can you recommend another bank that works perfectly with PayU?
I have been having issues to run ad, after boosting recently.. thou it boost, but doesnt generate likes, with payu will it work? waiting for ur response
Can I use a verve card please?
Pls I can’t find payu on my advert page what can I do?
Good day, I funded my Facebook advert via pay u, after some hours the advert was flagged, what can I do to get the balance of the money back from payu?
Facebook doesn’t refund but you can try contacting the,. You might be lucky!
Please i want to know if i can use union bank naira master card for facebook ads .
hi, i recently tried this method through creating a new Facebook account, even though it gave other options , it never brought up a pay u option. it showed the payment options available for Nigeria and indicated it as Naira payment with Mastercard/Visa (no payU). does this mean that Facebook is now accepting Naira cards without any by pass?
Hello, I’ve been trying to add money to my Facebook ad account for a couple of hours now. The issue is when I get to the point of generating the *otp , it results in transaction unsuccessful. I’m getting really confused here can you please help out on any way.
Thank you so much for this post.
I have been on it since morning and finally I created a new ads manager account via a new Facebook profile just like you suggested and I have been able to pay for ads via Payu.
Many thanks
what is the way forward for accounts that just changed currency from USD to Naira because I can not see the Pay with Payu and they have rejected all my cards
Please I have a naira MasterCard GTB card. It doesn’t really have much money in it. But my Facebook ad page is a dollar one. Anytime I try adding my card it often decline it. What do you advice I can do to solve this issue and add the card
Thanks for sharing. So useful and informative.