Merchant of record · Africa
Does Stripe Managed Payments work in Botswana?
Stripe Managed Payments does not onboard businesses registered in Botswana.
What a business in Botswana can use
Stripe Managed Payments’s products, for a company incorporated in Botswana.
Stripe (through Link) becomes merchant of record for digital products sold with Stripe Checkout, Payment Links or its mobile Checkout UI, handling sales tax, VAT and GST in 80+ countries, fraud, disputes and transaction-level customer support. Payouts go to the seller’s Stripe account as usual.
Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.
Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.
Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.
Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.
Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.
Turned on inside a Stripe account; the business must be based in one of 37 listed locations (CA, US, 31 European countries including LI, and AU, HK, JP, SG) and pass Stripe’s eligibility review. Connect platforms and Express accounts are excluded. Stripe also owns Lemon Squeezy, which is still operating; its stated direction is moving its sellers to Managed Payments, and its signup now routes through a Stripe form.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Stripe docs: Managed Payments eligibility (supported business locations, products). Everything about Stripe Managed Payments
Alternatives in Botswana
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Botswana
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Debit cards
- 2Orange Money
- 3MyZaka (Mascom)
- 4Cash
Stablecoin rules in Botswana
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
Common questions
Does Stripe Managed Payments work in Botswana?
No. Stripe Managed Payments does not onboard businesses registered in Botswana.
What are the alternatives to Stripe Managed Payments in Botswana?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Botswana: PayPal, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and Dodo Payments. With limits: Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Stripe Managed Payments elsewhere in Africa