M-PESA Till Number vs Paybill: Which Is Right for Your Business?

Many Kenyan business owners are unsure whether to use a Till Number or a Paybill number, or both. The short answer: it depends on your business type, but a good POS system should handle either seamlessly.

Till Number (Buy Goods) is designed for retail, restaurants, and other over-the-counter transactions, crediting your account instantly with minimal customer input.

Paybill is better suited for businesses that need an account number per transaction, such as schools, utility providers, or wholesalers invoicing specific customers or orders.

LEGEND POS supports both Paybill and Till Number (C2B) transactions, along with STK Push, and reconciles every payment automatically against your sales records so nothing falls through the cracks.