Regional considerations
Learn about regional considerations for integrating Terminal in different countries.
For the most part, you’ll be able to use a single Terminal integration in all supported countries. However, due to local payment methods or regulations there are some country-specific requirements. After going through the sample integration, use this guide to learn about country-specific requirements for Terminal.
Note
To process Terminal payments, both the Stripe account receiving the funds and the location associated with the reader must be in the same country, accepting local currency only.
Availability
Refer to the following table to understand which readers you can use in each country.
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Regional considerations by country
Select a country to view its specific regional considerations
Integrate Terminal in the United States
Stripe supports Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover payments in the United States. All transactions must be made in US dollars (USD). To accept Terminal charges in the United States, either your platform account or connected account must be in the United States.
Use locations
Create Locations for your business with addresses in the United States and associate your readers to them. This will ensure that they automatically download the configuration needed to properly process charges in the United States. A valid address for a Location in the United States must contain the line1, city, state, postal_, and country properties.