Regional processor · Asia-Pacific
Does Razorpay work in Afghanistan?
Razorpay is limited for businesses registered in Afghanistan: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
What a business in Afghanistan can use
Razorpay’s products, for a company incorporated in Afghanistan.
Payment gateway, payment links, payment pages, subscriptions, QR codes and POS. In India it supports cards, netbanking, UPI, wallets, EMI and Pay Later; Malaysia (Curlec) adds FPX, DuitNow and others; Singapore and US offer cards, wallets, PayNow (SG) and ACH (US). Non-Indian businesses can also collect from Indian customers. Not for businesses in Afghanistan.
RazorpayX payouts to contacts in India via IMPS, RTGS, NEFT or UPI from a RazorpayX current account; also vendor and salary payouts. Razorpay Curlec in Malaysia also lists payouts. Cross-border payouts are not documented as a general product. Not for businesses in Afghanistan.
RazorpayX current accounts for Indian businesses, provided by partner banks (ICICI, RBL, Yes Bank); RazorpayX is not a bank. Not for businesses in Afghanistan.
RazorpayX Corporate Card (Visa corporate credit card issued by RBI-licensed partner banks) for Indian businesses. Not for businesses in Afghanistan.
Razorpay does not offer this.
Razorpay does not offer this.
Razorpay serves businesses in India, Malaysia (as Razorpay Curlec), Singapore (technical services, with Airwallex as the licensed provider) and the US. Businesses elsewhere can ask to collect only from Indian customers, settled abroad.
Onboarding confidence: medium. Source: Razorpay Payments Terms and Conditions (scope: India; cross-border clause; prohibited list). Everything about Razorpay
Alternatives in Afghanistan
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Selling to Afghanistan
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Cash (Afghani)
- 2Hawala
- 3HesabPay wallet
Stablecoin rules in Afghanistan
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Common questions
Does Razorpay work in Afghanistan?
Partly. Razorpay is limited for businesses registered in Afghanistan: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
Which Razorpay products can a business in Afghanistan use?
None of Razorpay’s listed products are available to businesses in Afghanistan.
What are the alternatives to Razorpay in Afghanistan?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Afghanistan: FastSpring. With limits: Rain, Gumroad, Flutterwave and Xendit.
Razorpay elsewhere in Asia-Pacific