What your recipient needs
An Easypaisa account registered to their CNIC, and the registered mobile number. As with JazzCash, the recipient name on the transfer must match the name on the wallet exactly as it appears on the CNIC.
Easypaisa accounts can be opened through the app or at any of the agent locations, of which there are a great many outside the major cities — which is often the deciding factor for families in smaller towns.
Choosing between Easypaisa and JazzCash
For receiving international transfers there is little practical difference. Pick whichever your recipient already uses, because opening a new wallet purely to receive one transfer adds a verification step and rarely saves anything.
Where it does matter is agent coverage for cashing out. If your recipient will be withdrawing cash rather than spending from the wallet, the network with more agents near them is the better choice, and that varies by area.
Limits
Receiving limits are set per account level and are revised periodically by the State Bank. A fully verified account receives substantially more per month than a basic one. Sending an amount above the ceiling results in a rejected payout rather than a partial one.
// NEEDS VERIFICATION: current per-level receiving limits before publishing figures.
Common questions
Is Easypaisa or JazzCash better for receiving money from abroad?
Neither is meaningfully better for the transfer itself. Use whichever your recipient already has verified — the deciding factor is usually which network has more cash-out agents near them.
How long does an Easypaisa transfer take?
Typically minutes after the sending leg clears, since the payout runs over Pakistan’s domestic rails.
What happens if the transfer exceeds the wallet limit?
The payout is rejected rather than partially credited, and the provider returns the funds. For larger amounts send to a bank account instead.
Guidance last reviewed 2 Sept 2026. Rates above are live; this guidance is not, and wallet limits in particular are revised periodically.