Regional processor · Africa
Does Razorpay work in Malawi?
Razorpay is limited for businesses registered in Malawi: 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 Malawi can use
Razorpay’s products, for a company incorporated in Malawi.
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 Malawi.
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 Malawi.
RazorpayX current accounts for Indian businesses, provided by partner banks (ICICI, RBL, Yes Bank); RazorpayX is not a bank. Not for businesses in Malawi.
RazorpayX Corporate Card (Visa corporate credit card issued by RBI-licensed partner banks) for Indian businesses. Not for businesses in Malawi.
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 Malawi
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Malawi
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Airtel Money
- 2TNM Mpamba
- 3Debit cards
- 4Cash
Stablecoin rules in Malawi
We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.
Common questions
Does Razorpay work in Malawi?
Partly. Razorpay is limited for businesses registered in Malawi: 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 Malawi use?
None of Razorpay’s listed products are available to businesses in Malawi.
What are the alternatives to Razorpay in Malawi?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Malawi: PayPal, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, FastSpring and Dodo Payments. With limits: Gumroad, Flutterwave and Xendit.
Razorpay elsewhere in Africa