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Introduction

Korean Local Cards use a redirect-based payment flow. When a customer selects a Korean local card at checkout, they are redirected to Stripe’s local processor partner to select their issuer and authenticate the payment, then returned to your website or app upon completion. This guide explains the process of integrating Korean Local Cards into your app or website using Payrails via Stripe.

Pre-requisites

Before you start accepting Korean Local Card payments with Payrails, there are a few requirements you must meet:

Ways to integrate Korean Local Cards

Payrails SDK

Server-to-server integration

Parse Korean Local Cards from lookup response

Pass Korean Local Cards payment method in request to authorize payment with Payrails

Note on amountsKRW is a zero-decimal currency. Amounts should be provided as whole numbers—for example, 50000 for ₩50,000. The minimum amount is 100 KRW.
Korean Local Cards use a redirect-based flow. After calling the authorize endpoint, the customer is redirected to Stripe’s local processor partner to select their card issuer and authenticate. Once confirmed, the customer will be redirected back to the returnInfo.success URL. Make sure to ensure your business complies with South Korean legal and tax requirements when providing goods and services to Korean customers.

Handle the redirect response

Required meta fields

Korean Local Cards require the following fields to be present in every authorize request:

Supported currencies

Korean Local Cards via Stripe support the following presentment currency:
  • KRW — Korean Won

Supported regions / countries

Customer regions

Korean Local Cards are available to customers based in:
  • South Korea 🇰🇷

Merchant regions

Stripe accounts in the following countries can accept Korean Local Card payments:
  • 🇦🇹 Austria
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium
  • 🇨🇾 Cyprus
  • 🇩🇪 Germany
  • 🇩🇰 Denmark
  • 🇪🇪 Estonia
  • 🇪🇸 Spain
  • 🇫🇮 Finland
  • 🇫🇷 France
  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
  • 🇬🇷 Greece
  • 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
  • 🇭🇷 Croatia
  • 🇭🇺 Hungary
  • 🇮🇪 Ireland
  • 🇮🇹 Italy
  • 🇯🇵 Japan
  • 🇱🇹 Lithuania
  • 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
  • 🇱🇻 Latvia
  • 🇲🇹 Malta
  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
  • 🇵🇹 Portugal
  • 🇸🇪 Sweden
  • 🇸🇬 Singapore
  • 🇸🇮 Slovenia
  • 🇸🇰 Slovakia
  • 🇺🇸 United States

Supported workflows and services

Last modified on September 28, 2026