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Payments & Merchant of Record

We support payments globally except from countries with US sanctions (Cuba, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Syria). As your Merchant of Record (MoR) we take on the liability for international sales taxes.

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Payouts

Polar uses Stripe Connect Express to issue payouts to residents or businesses in any of the countries below. See Payout Accounts for how to connect one.
FAQ: Stripe isn’t available in my country. Can I still use Polar?As the Merchant of Record, Polar takes care of charging customers, so Stripe Payments doesn’t need to be available in your country. All you need is to be in a country supported by Stripe Connect Express to receive payouts.Stripe Connect Express country coverage is much broader, and includes everywhere listed below.
  • 🇦🇱 Albania
  • 🇩🇿 Algeria
  • 🇦🇴 Angola
  • 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
  • 🇦🇷 Argentina
  • 🇦🇲 Armenia
  • 🇦🇺 Australia
  • 🇦🇹 Austria
  • 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
  • 🇧🇸 Bahamas
  • 🇧🇭 Bahrain
  • 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium
  • 🇧🇯 Benin
  • 🇧🇹 Bhutan
  • 🇧🇴 Bolivia
  • 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 🇧🇼 Botswana
  • 🇧🇳 Brunei
  • 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
  • 🇰🇭 Cambodia
  • 🇨🇦 Canada
  • 🇨🇱 Chile
  • 🇨🇴 Colombia
  • 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
  • 🇭🇷 Croatia
  • 🇨🇾 Cyprus
  • 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark
  • 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
  • 🇪🇨 Ecuador
  • 🇪🇬 Egypt
  • 🇸🇻 El Salvador
  • 🇪🇪 Estonia
  • 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
  • 🇫🇮 Finland
  • 🇫🇷 France
  • 🇬🇦 Gabon
  • 🇬🇲 Gambia
  • 🇩🇪 Germany
  • 🇬🇭 Ghana
  • 🇬🇷 Greece
  • 🇬🇹 Guatemala
  • 🇬🇾 Guyana
  • 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
  • 🇭🇺 Hungary
  • 🇮🇸 Iceland
  • 🇮🇳 India
  • 🇮🇩 Indonesia
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland
  • 🇮🇱 Israel
  • 🇮🇹 Italy
  • 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
  • 🇯🇲 Jamaica
  • 🇯🇵 Japan
  • 🇯🇴 Jordan
  • 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
  • 🇰🇪 Kenya
  • 🇰🇼 Kuwait
  • 🇱🇦 Laos
  • 🇱🇻 Latvia
  • 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
  • 🇱🇹 Lithuania
  • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
  • 🇲🇴 Macao
  • 🇲🇬 Madagascar
  • 🇲🇾 Malaysia
  • 🇲🇹 Malta
  • 🇲🇺 Mauritius
  • 🇲🇽 Mexico
  • 🇲🇩 Moldova
  • 🇲🇨 Monaco
  • 🇲🇳 Mongolia
  • 🇲🇦 Morocco
  • 🇲🇿 Mozambique
  • 🇳🇦 Namibia
  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
  • 🇳🇿 New Zealand
  • 🇳🇪 Niger
  • 🇳🇬 Nigeria
  • 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
  • 🇳🇴 Norway
  • 🇴🇲 Oman
  • 🇵🇰 Pakistan
  • 🇵🇦 Panama
  • 🇵🇾 Paraguay
  • 🇵🇪 Peru
  • 🇵🇭 Philippines
  • 🇵🇱 Poland
  • 🇵🇹 Portugal
  • 🇶🇦 Qatar
  • 🇷🇴 Romania
  • 🇷🇼 Rwanda
  • 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
  • 🇸🇲 San Marino
  • 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
  • 🇸🇳 Senegal
  • 🇷🇸 Serbia
  • 🇸🇬 Singapore
  • 🇸🇰 Slovakia
  • 🇸🇮 Slovenia
  • 🇿🇦 South Africa
  • 🇰🇷 South Korea
  • 🇪🇸 Spain
  • 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
  • 🇸🇪 Sweden
  • 🇨🇭 Switzerland
  • 🇹🇼 Taiwan
  • 🇹🇿 Tanzania
  • 🇹🇭 Thailand
  • 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
  • 🇹🇳 Tunisia
  • 🇹🇷 Turkey
  • 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
  • 🇺🇸 United States
  • 🇺🇾 Uruguay
  • 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
  • 🇻🇳 Vietnam

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Frequently Asked Questions

Stripe Connect Express is a different product than the regular Stripe payments.
Yes, any individual or company operating in our supported countries can receive payouts from Polar even if Stripe standalone is invite-only there.This is possible as Polar is the Merchant of Record, all payments from customers are made to Polar (US). Stripe Connect Express is then used to issue payouts, and is supported in more countries via cross-border transfer than Stripe Payments standalone.You might still see a warning in Stripe Connect Express that payments are invite-only, but don’t worry. No direct sales are made directly to the Stripe Connect Express account. They’re all made to Polar (US) as a platform and the merchant of record. We only use the transfer and payout feature of Stripe Connect Express which is available in all of our supported countries.
Yes, given that Stripe Connect Express supports individual as a business type in your region.To know which business type is supported in your country, follow steps as below:
  • Open required verification information by Stripe to set up a business or personal account in your country.
  • Ensure Platform Country is set to United States (US).
  • Ensure Dashboard Type is set to express.
  • Ensure Service Agreement is set to recipient.
  • Ensure Capability is set to transfers.
  • Select the correct Account Country relevant to you.
  • Click on the toggle for Business Type which will allow you know if individual, business, company or LLC/LLP is supported by Stripe Connect Express in that region.