Card issuing · Asia-Pacific

Does Rain work in Australia?

Partly.

Rain is limited for businesses registered in Australia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.

Limited

Source: Rain cards ↗

What a business in Australia can use

Rain’s products, for a company incorporated in Australia.

Accept paymentsNot offered

Rain does not offer this.

Pay people abroadNot offered

Rain does not offer this.

Multi-currency accountNot offered

Rain does not offer this.

Business cardsLimited

Virtual and physical cards funded from stablecoin balances, for consumers or businesses, with issuing, processing and program management under one contract.

StablecoinsLimited

Cards settle in USDC, and users can spend from custodial or self-custodial wallets on major chains.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

Rain does not offer this.

Rain issues as a principal card network member, without a sponsor bank, and reports card programs in 100+ countries. Whether a program can launch depends on where the company and its cardholders are.

Onboarding confidence: low. Source: Rain cards. Everything about Rain

Alternatives in Australia

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

Adyen Airwallex dLocal Payoneer PayPal Stripe Wise Business BVNKlimited Checkout.comlimited Worldpaylimited

Pay people abroad

Adyen Airwallex dLocal Hyperwallet Payoneer PayPal Stripe Wise Business Bridgelimited BVNKlimited Checkout.comlimited Worldpaylimited

Multi-currency account

Airwallex Payoneer PayPal Stripe Wise Business Bridgelimited BVNKlimited

Business cards

Adyen Airwallex Payoneer Wise Business Bridgelimited

Stablecoins

Stripe Bridgelimited BVNKlimited Checkout.comlimited Worldpaylimited

Yield on idle cash

Airwallex Wise Business Bridgelimited BVNKlimited

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

Moderate riskRules in progress

Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.

Rain’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.

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Common questions

Does Rain work in Australia?

Partly. Rain is limited for businesses registered in Australia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.

Which Rain products can a business in Australia use?

business cards and stablecoins, with limits.

What are the alternatives to Rain in Australia?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in Australia: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, Hyperwallet and dLocal. With limits: Checkout.com, Worldpay, Bridge and BVNK.

Can a business in Australia use Rain for stablecoins?

Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Australia: Rules in progress (moderate risk). Legislation is bringing crypto platforms and payment stablecoins under financial services licensing.