Merchant of record · Asia-Pacific
Does Polar work in Australia?
Polar onboards businesses registered in Australia.
What a business in Australia can use
Polar’s products, for a company incorporated in Australia.
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.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Polar does not offer this.
Sellers need a Stripe Connect Express payout account in one of Polar’s listed countries, with a bank account in the same country and currency. Stripe Payments itself does not need to be available there; individuals can sell where Stripe Connect Express allows individual accounts.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Polar docs: Supported countries (payout countries). Everything about Polar
Alternatives in Australia
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Australia
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Visa / Mastercard / eftpos
- 2Apple Pay / Google Pay
- 3PayTo / PayID
- 4Afterpay / Zip
Stablecoin rules in Australia
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
Common questions
Does Polar work in Australia?
Yes. Polar onboards businesses registered in Australia.
Which Polar products can a business in Australia use?
accept payments.
What are the alternatives to Polar in Australia?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Australia: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, Hyperwallet, Paddle and 6 more. With limits: Checkout.com, Worldpay, Bridge, BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Polar elsewhere in Asia-Pacific