Merchant of record · Asia-Pacific
Does Polar work in China?
Polar does not onboard businesses registered in China.
What a business in China can use
Polar’s products, for a company incorporated in China.
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 China
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to China
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Alipay
- 2WeChat Pay
- 3UnionPay
Stablecoin rules in China
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Common questions
Does Polar work in China?
No. Polar does not onboard businesses registered in China.
What are the alternatives to Polar in China?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in China: PayPal, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, Paddle, FastSpring, Dodo Payments and Creem. With limits: BVNK, Gumroad, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Polar elsewhere in Asia-Pacific