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Does Stripe work in Switzerland?

Yes.

Stripe onboards businesses registered in Switzerland.

What a business in Switzerland can use

Stripe’s products, for a company incorporated in Switzerland.

Accept paymentsAvailable

Cards, wallets and 100+ local payment methods. You can sell to customers in almost every country.

Pay people abroadAvailable

Connect pays out to sellers and contractors, and Global Payouts sends money to recipients in many countries.

Multi-currency accountAvailable

Hold and settle balances in multiple currencies. Financial accounts with routing numbers are offered to US businesses.

Business cardsNot available

Issue physical and virtual cards for your business or your users. Not for businesses in Switzerland.

StablecoinsAvailable

US businesses can accept stablecoin payments that settle as dollars. Stablecoin financial accounts (via Bridge) are offered in 100+ countries.

Yield on idle cashNot available

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 Switzerland.

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 Switzerland

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Selling to Switzerland

How people there prefer to pay online.

  1. 1TWINT
  2. 2PostFinance
  3. 3Visa / Mastercard

Stablecoin rules in Switzerland

Low riskClear rules

A licensing regime for stablecoins is in force.

Stripe’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.

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Common questions

Does Stripe work in Switzerland?

Yes. Stripe onboards businesses registered in Switzerland.

Which Stripe products can a business in Switzerland use?

accept payments, pay people abroad, multi-currency account and stablecoins.

What are the alternatives to Stripe in Switzerland?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in Switzerland: Adyen, Checkout.com, PayPal, Airwallex, Wise Business, Payoneer, dLocal, Paddle and 7 more. With limits: Bridge, BVNK and Rain.

Can a business in Switzerland use Stripe for stablecoins?

Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Switzerland: Clear rules (low risk). FINMA applies existing banking and payments law. Stablecoin issuers generally need a banking licence or a bank guarantee.

Stripe elsewhere in Europe

Other providers in Switzerland