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Merchant of record · Asia-Pacific

Does Stripe Managed Payments work in India?

No.

Stripe Managed Payments does not onboard businesses registered in India.

Not available

Source: Stripe docs: Managed Payments eligibility (supported business locations, products) ↗Checked Oct 2026

What a business in India can use

Stripe Managed Payments’s products, for a company incorporated in India.

Accept paymentsNot available

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.

Pay people abroadNot offered

Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.

Multi-currency accountNot offered

Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.

Business cardsNot offered

Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.

StablecoinsNot offered

Stripe Managed Payments does not offer this.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

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 India

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Accept payments

Adyen Airwallex Creem Dodo Payments FastSpring Gumroad Paddle Payoneer Polar 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.

Everything about 🇮🇳 India →

Common questions

Does Stripe Managed Payments work in India?

No. Stripe Managed Payments does not onboard businesses registered in India.

What are the alternatives to Stripe Managed Payments in India?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in India: Adyen, Airwallex, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and 4 more. With limits: Stripe, PayPal, Wise Business, BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave and Xendit.