Payment processor · Asia-Pacific
Does Stripe work in China?
Stripe does not onboard businesses registered in China.
What a business in China can use
Stripe’s products, for a company incorporated in China.
Cards, wallets and 100+ local payment methods. You can sell to customers in almost every country.
Connect pays out to sellers and contractors, and Global Payouts sends money to recipients in many countries.
Hold and settle balances in multiple currencies. Financial accounts with routing numbers are offered to US businesses.
Issue physical and virtual cards for your business or your users.
US businesses can accept stablecoin payments that settle as dollars. Stablecoin financial accounts (via Bridge) are offered in 100+ countries.
Stripe Treasury gives US businesses 1% a year in credits on balances above $2,000, applied to Stripe fees. Stripe says it pays no cash interest on balances.
India is invite-only. Founders elsewhere often use Stripe Atlas to form a US company, which then counts as a US business.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Stripe global availability. Everything about Stripe
Alternatives in China
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to China
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Alipay
- 2WeChat Pay
- 3UnionPay
Stablecoin rules in China
Using stablecoins to pay is banned or tightly restricted.
Stripe’s stablecoin products are not available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does Stripe work in China?
No. Stripe does not onboard businesses registered in China.
What are the alternatives to Stripe in China?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in China: PayPal, Airwallex, Payoneer and dLocal. With limits: Bridge, BVNK and Rain.
Can a business in China use Stripe for stablecoins?
No, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in China: Restricted (high risk). Mainland China bans crypto trading and payments, including stablecoins.
Stripe elsewhere in Asia-Pacific