Payment processor · Asia-Pacific
Does Stripe work in South Korea?
Stripe does not onboard businesses registered in South Korea.
What a business in South Korea can use
Stripe’s products, for a company incorporated in South Korea.
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 South Korea
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to South Korea
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Local cards
- 2KakaoPay
- 3Naver Pay
- 4Toss Pay
Stablecoin rules in South Korea
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
Stripe’s stablecoin products are not available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does Stripe work in South Korea?
No. Stripe does not onboard businesses registered in South Korea.
What are the alternatives to Stripe in South Korea?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in South Korea: PayPal, Payoneer and dLocal. With limits: Bridge, BVNK and Rain.
Can a business in South Korea use Stripe for stablecoins?
No, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in South Korea: Rules in progress (moderate risk). Stablecoin legislation is being drafted, and crypto exchanges are tightly regulated.
Stripe elsewhere in Asia-Pacific
Other providers in South Korea