The only site that works for Indian Creators to sell things and receive donations

Stripe, GumRoad, and Many others don’t work in India

Everyone is using GumRoad to sell their digital products.

Some use Ko-Fi to collect donations from fans on the internet.

And there are too many options for creators without borders.

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But it looks like, India has a thick border on the internet. Too many regulations, complicated rules, and government policies to transact money inside and outward of India.

Any services like GumRoad, Ko-Fi, and whatever you know use Stripe.

Any service that uses Stripe is a NO-NO. Because,

Stripe doesn’t work in India

It only works if you transact in INR.

For foreign currencies like USD, GBP, and others, it won’t work.

You need a registered business in India (with the headache of filing GST often) or a sole proprietorship along with the so-called IEC code to get an international currency account on Stripe.

That’s why Medium is still unable to extend its MPP to India.

In short words, it is outside the reach of a common man who is pursuing some side…