South Korean payment methods

Localise your customer experience and accept payments from the majority of payment methods available in South Korea without a local entity.

Expand to new markets

Adapt to customer preferences by offering relevant local payment methods.

Increase authorisation rates

Approve more card transactions by processing payments on local card networks.

Streamline operations

No local entity or bank account is required to accept payments from customers in new markets.

Launch faster

Launch payment methods with a single integration using the Payment Element or Checkout – no additional engineering work required.

Features

Customer locations

South Korea

Presentment currency

KRW

Payment method family

International payment methods

Payout timing

T+4 availability

Refunds / Partial refunds

Yes/Yes

Payment confirmation

Customer-authenticated

Recurring payments

Yes

Dispute support

Yes

Connect support

Yes

Available in

US United States

How it works

Pay with South Korean payment methods

Customers enter their information in Stripe’s checkout page, click Pay, and are redirected to the checkout page of their payment method provider or local processor to complete the payment.
1

Select preferred payment method

Customer selects the payment method of their choice at checkout.
2

Redirect to complete purchase

Customer is redirected to the local payment processor or payment method provider's checkout page.
3

Authorise transaction

Customer authorises transaction.
4

Payment complete

Customer is notified that payment is complete.
Continue checkout

Getting started

Easily launch and manage payment methods on Stripe

Get started in minutes

Start accept payments on your site by integrating Stripe Payment Element and Checkout.

Manage with no code

Add and manage payment methods with just a click in your Settings.

Access unified reporting

See all payments made with payment methods within the Stripe Dashboard.

Resources

A guide to types of payment methods

A complete guide that lists the different types of payment methods available to help you understand and select the right payment options for your business.

Explore countries

Global payments, local expertise

See how consumer payment method preferences vary across the world.

IT
A more mature population that favours cash purchases in-store has resulted in slower growth in the e-commerce market than in other European countries. However, 37% of the population made their first online purchases due to the pandemic.

Popular payment methods

  • PayPal
  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Apple Pay
  • SEPA Direct Debit
  • SEPA bank transfers
  • Google Pay
  • American Express
  • Klarna

Payment method share

  • Card: 42 %
  • Wallets: 28 %
  • Bank debits: 3 %
  • Bank redirects: 3 %
  • Bank transfers: 3 %
  • Buy now, pay later: 2 %
  • Cash-based vouchers: 3 %
  • Other: 16 %
Credit card penetration

42%

Banked population

94%

Design your payments page

Create your own payments page using Stripe Elements – our suite of pre-built embeddable UI components.

Hosted payments page

Accept payments on your website by integrating Stripe Checkout – our prebuilt payment page optimised for conversion.