Payment processor · Asia-Pacific
Does Stripe work in India?
Stripe is limited for businesses registered in India: 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 India can use
Stripe’s products, for a company incorporated in India.
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. Not for businesses in India.
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. Not for businesses in India.
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 India
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to India
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1UPI
- 2RuPay / Visa / Mastercard
- 3Net banking
- 4Paytm / PhonePe
Stablecoin rules in India
There is no framework, so the legal position is uncertain.
Stripe’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does Stripe work in India?
Partly. Stripe is limited for businesses registered in India: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
Which Stripe products can a business in India use?
accept payments, pay people abroad, multi-currency account and stablecoins, with limits.
What are the alternatives to Stripe in India?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in India: Adyen, Payoneer and dLocal. With limits: PayPal, Bridge, BVNK and Rain.
Can a business in India use Stripe for stablecoins?
Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in India: Unclear (elevated risk). There is no regulatory framework. Crypto is taxed heavily (30% on gains, 1% withheld on transfers), and the RBI is sceptical of private stablecoins.
Stripe elsewhere in Asia-Pacific