Payment processor · Middle East
Does Stripe work in Iran?
Stripe does not onboard businesses registered in Iran.
What a business in Iran can use
Stripe’s products, for a company incorporated in Iran.
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.
From Stripe’s global availability page. In Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire, Stripe’s “extended network” sends businesses to Paystack, its subsidiary, which is listed separately.
Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Stripe global availability. Everything about Stripe
Alternatives in Iran
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
None of the other providers we track onboard businesses registered in Iran.
Selling to Iran
How people there prefer to pay online.
Stablecoin rules in Iran
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 Iran?
No. Stripe does not onboard businesses registered in Iran.
What are the alternatives to Stripe in Iran?
None of the other providers we track onboard businesses registered in Iran.
Can a business in Iran use Stripe for stablecoins?
No, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Iran: Restricted (high risk). The central bank restricts crypto payments, and sanctions cut Iranian users off from global platforms.
Stripe elsewhere in Middle East