Merchant of record · Europe
Does Polar work in Germany?
Polar onboards businesses registered in Germany.
What a business in Germany can use
Polar’s products, for a company incorporated in Germany.
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 Germany
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Germany
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1PayPal
- 2Klarna / pay by invoice
- 3SEPA Direct Debit
- 4Visa / Mastercard
- 5Apple Pay / Google Pay
Stablecoin rules in Germany
A licensing regime for stablecoins is in force.
Common questions
Does Polar work in Germany?
Yes. Polar onboards businesses registered in Germany.
Which Polar products can a business in Germany use?
accept payments.
What are the alternatives to Polar in Germany?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Germany: Stripe, Adyen, Checkout.com, PayPal, Worldpay, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer and 10 more. With limits: Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Polar elsewhere in Europe