Merchant of record · Asia-Pacific
Does Stripe Managed Payments work in New Zealand?
Stripe Managed Payments does not onboard businesses registered in New Zealand.
What a business in New Zealand can use
Stripe Managed Payments’s products, for a company incorporated in New Zealand.
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 New Zealand
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Yield on idle cash
Selling to New Zealand
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Visa / Mastercard
- 2Apple Pay
- 3Afterpay
- 4Bank transfer
Stablecoin rules in New Zealand
There is no framework, so the legal position is uncertain.
Common questions
Does Stripe Managed Payments work in New Zealand?
No. Stripe Managed Payments does not onboard businesses registered in New Zealand.
What are the alternatives to Stripe Managed Payments in New Zealand?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in New Zealand: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, Paddle, Polar and 5 more. With limits: Bridge, BVNK, Rain, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.
Stripe Managed Payments elsewhere in Asia-Pacific