Merchant of record · Asia-Pacific

Does Polar work in India?

Yes.

Polar onboards businesses registered in India.

Available

Source: Polar docs: Supported countries (payout countries) ↗Checked Oct 2026

What a business in India can use

Polar’s products, for a company incorporated in India.

Accept paymentsAvailable

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.

Pay people abroadNot offered

Polar does not offer this.

Multi-currency accountNot offered

Polar does not offer this.

Business cardsNot offered

Polar does not offer this.

StablecoinsNot offered

Polar does not offer this.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

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 India

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

Adyen Airwallex Creem Dodo Payments FastSpring Gumroad Paddle Payoneer Rapyd Razorpay BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited PayPallimited Stripelimited Wise Businesslimited

Pay people abroad

Adyen Airwallex Bridge Payoneer Rapyd Razorpay BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited PayPallimited Stripelimited Wise Businesslimited Xenditlimited

Multi-currency account

Airwallex Bridge Payoneer Rapyd Razorpay BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited PayPallimited Stripelimited Wise Businesslimited

Business cards

Airwallex Bridge Payoneer Rapyd Razorpay Flutterwavelimited Rainlimited Wise Businesslimited

Stablecoins

Bridge Rapyd BVNKlimited Flutterwavelimited Rainlimited Stripelimited

Yield on idle cash

Bridge BVNKlimited

Selling to India

How people there prefer to pay online.

1UPI
2RuPay / Visa / Mastercard
3Net banking
4Paytm / PhonePe

Stablecoin rules in India

Elevated riskUnclear

There is no framework, so the legal position is uncertain.

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Common questions

Does Polar work in India?

Yes. Polar onboards businesses registered in India.

Which Polar products can a business in India use?

accept payments.

What are the alternatives to Polar in India?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in India: Adyen, Airwallex, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Gumroad, FastSpring, Dodo Payments and 3 more. With limits: Stripe, PayPal, Wise Business, BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave and Xendit.