Merchant of record · Africa
Does Polar work in DR Congo?
Polar does not onboard businesses registered in DR Congo.
What a business in DR Congo can use
Polar’s products, for a company incorporated in DR Congo.
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 DR Congo
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Selling to DR Congo
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1M-Pesa (Vodacom)
- 2Orange Money
- 3Airtel Money
- 4Cash (USD / CDF)
Stablecoin rules in DR Congo
We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.
Common questions
Does Polar work in DR Congo?
No. Polar does not onboard businesses registered in DR Congo.
What are the alternatives to Polar in DR Congo?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in DR Congo: Payoneer and FastSpring. With limits: Rain, Gumroad, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Polar elsewhere in Africa