Stripe will let merchants based anywhere accept six Asian payment methods across borders, the company said on August 25, 2026, as it marked 10 years in Singapore. GCash in the Philippines, Touch ’n Go in Malaysia, PromptPay and TrueMoney in Thailand, and MoMo in Vietnam are due later this year. Samsung Pay follows in the fourth quarter, globally. For a merchant selling into Southeast Asia, that means reaching customers who pay outside the international card networks without setting up a local entity or signing with a local acquirer.
The rollout is later than first reported. Early coverage on August 25 described all six methods as already live. Stripe’s release, as it now reads, puts the first five “later this year” and Samsung Pay in the fourth quarter.
More than 80,000 businesses and solopreneurs in Singapore use Stripe, and more than 60% of them sell outside the country, according to the company. Sarita Singh, Stripe’s regional head and managing director for Southeast Asia, Greater China and South Korea, pointed to how quickly young software companies now expand: “We’ve been partnering with Asia’s internet pioneers for a decade and the newest generation are growing at unprecedented speed.” The release cites Supabase, which serves customers in more than 150 countries, and Manus, which sells into more than 200.
Three different mechanisms behind the six methods
The six methods don’t work the same way. GCash, Touch ’n Go, TrueMoney, and MoMo are wallets backed by an e-money account. PromptPay is Thailand’s national instant payment rail, addressed by a proxy ID or a QR code. Samsung Pay is a device maker’s wallet that passes an underlying card to the merchant.
| Method | Main market | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCash | Philippines | e-money wallet |
| Touch ’n Go | Malaysia | e-money wallet |
| PromptPay | Thailand | national instant payment rail using proxy IDs and QR codes |
| TrueMoney | Thailand | e-money wallet |
| MoMo | Vietnam | e-money wallet |
| Samsung Pay | South Korea | device maker’s wallet passing an underlying payment instrument |
Cross-border acceptance is the point. A merchant based elsewhere can take payments in these methods without incorporating in the payer’s country or contracting with a local acquirer. Stripe holds the relationship with each wallet operator, handles the currency conversion, and pays out to the merchant.
ShopeePay and SPayLater follow in the fourth quarter
In the fourth quarter of 2026, Stripe will also begin enabling ShopeePay and SPayLater across Southeast Asia. ShopeePay is the wallet of the Shopee marketplace; SPayLater is its buy now, pay later product. Adding credit to an acceptance lineup changes the service: the risk that the shopper doesn’t repay sits with the credit provider, not the merchant.
Managed Payments puts Stripe between seller and buyer
The release also pushes Stripe Managed Payments, the company’s merchant-of-record product. Asian businesses selling digital products can use it to reach customers in 195 countries while Stripe handles indirect tax, disputes, fraud protection, and customer support. The arrangement makes Stripe a party to the sale with the buyer, a question indirect tax rules force every seller to settle once a digital good crosses a border.
A related feature, Adaptive Pricing, shows prices in the customer’s local currency. Stripe says it drives an average 17.8% uplift in cross-border revenue, without saying how that was measured or across which businesses. Singapore’s Ahrefs and Razer are named as Managed Payments users.
Full Treasury comes to Singapore in early 2027
On the treasury side, Singapore businesses can already hold balances in 10 currencies and convert between them instantly. In early 2027, Stripe will bring the full Stripe Treasury experience to Singapore, so businesses can spend from those balances and pay suppliers, contractors, and other third parties in nearly 100 countries. They will be able to receive and store funds in Singapore dollars, US dollars, Australian dollars, pounds sterling, and euros.
Stripe did not disclose pricing for the six methods, payout timing, or which merchant countries will have access. Nor did it publish the settlement currencies attached to them, which determine the FX cost a merchant actually bears.
The announcement continues a longer trend: local payment methods are consolidating around a handful of global intermediaries. Each wallet a PSP adds saves its merchants a direct negotiation with the operator. In return, their checkout depends on the contracts that PSP holds, and bargaining power moves to whoever owns the relationships with the national operators.