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Accepting payments online in Costa Rica
10 of the providers we track offer this to businesses registered in Costa Rica: Airwallex, Creem, dLocal, Dodo Payments, FastSpring, Gumroad, Paddle, Payoneer, PayPal, Polar. With limits: Flutterwave. Not confirmed for Costa Rica: BVNK, EBANX.
Online payments with cards and 160+ local methods, settled into multiple currencies.
Creem resells software, SaaS and digital goods as merchant of record, handling checkout, subscriptions, tax and chargebacks, with revenue splits and affiliate tools.
One integration for local methods such as Pix, OXXO, UPI and M-Pesa in 40+ emerging markets.
Dodo Payments resells SaaS, AI products and digital goods as merchant of record, handling payments, tax compliance and chargebacks, with checkout, subscriptions, usage billing, licence keys and digital delivery.
FastSpring is merchant of record for software, SaaS and digital products, handling payments, subscriptions, tax collection and remittance and fraud, and pays you through its Hyperwallet-powered Payouts Portal.
Gumroad hosts your store and checkout and acts as merchant of record for all sales, collecting and remitting sales tax and VAT. Mainly digital products, memberships and some digital services.
Paddle resells your software, SaaS or digital product as merchant of record, handling checkout, payments, sales tax and VAT, fraud and buyer support, then pays you monthly by bank transfer or Payoneer.
Get paid by clients and marketplaces such as Amazon, Upwork and Fiverr, or accept cards through payment requests.
PayPal wallet, cards and (in the US) Venmo at checkout, with buyer and seller protection.
Polar is merchant of record for software, SaaS and digital products, handling checkout, subscriptions, usage billing and international sales tax, and pays out through Stripe Connect Express.
Online payment acceptance through checkout, payment links, invoices, a store builder and POS. Local methods include cards, bank transfer, bank account debit, USSD, mobile money and M-Pesa, depending on currency. Flutterwave says it collects in 30+ currencies.
May work, not yet reviewed for Costa Rica: BVNK, EBANX.
Offer this, but not to businesses in Costa Rica: Adyen, Checkout.com, Mercado Pago, Mercury, Paystack, Rapyd, Razorpay, Stripe, Stripe Managed Payments, Wise Business, Worldpay, Xendit.
How people in Costa Rica pay
Accept payments in Costa Rica: common questions
Which providers can a business in Costa Rica use to accept payments?
10 of the providers we track offer this to businesses registered in Costa Rica: Airwallex, Creem, dLocal, Dodo Payments, FastSpring, Gumroad, Paddle, Payoneer, PayPal, Polar. With limits: Flutterwave. Not confirmed for Costa Rica: BVNK, EBANX.
How do people in Costa Rica prefer to pay online?
Most used: Credit / debit cards (Visa / Mastercard), SINPE bank transfer, SINPE Móvil, Cash (PayCash, BN Servicios).
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