Why can't I use PayPal in South Korea? it won't ship here... (2024)

FAQs

Does South Korea support PayPal? ›

Seven percent of the respondents from South Korea indicated they had used PayPal in a POS setting between July 2023 and June 2024 - with an additional one out of 10 saying they used PayPal during this same time for online payments.

You can send money abroad to another PayPal account just like you would domestically: Enter your recipient's name, PayPal handle, email, or mobile phone. Enter the amount, choose the currency, and add a note if you'd like. Choose your payment type and payment method.

These are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Paraguay, Saint Lucia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Myanmar, ...

Paypal is country specific so if you move countries you have to open another paypal account in the country you reside in and add an address / phone number / bank accounts / cards from within that country.

Send money transfers to South Korea from the United States in-store, online or in the MoneyGram mobile app, available on the App Store and Google Play. When using our digital services, you can send money transfers by credit/debit card to a bank account, or for cash pickup at a MoneyGram agent in South Korea.

Please be aware that PayPal does not directly support Indian Rupees (INR) and Korean Won (KRW) currencies.

To create an international shipment in the PayPal Shipping Center, you will follow the same process as creating a domestic shipment and then add a Customs Form to your order. We will require the user to fill out the required customs declarations and automatically submit those forms to the carrier for review.

We are available in more than 200 countries/regions and support 25 currencies. Send and receive payments easily over borders and language barriers. We're here for you, wherever you are.

However, some developing countries are not supported, as there were probably too many problems with fraud (at least that is what we suppose) or the market is not profitable enough for companies like PayPal. Please note that some acquirers don't accept credit card payments from such countries, either.

Why is PayPal region locked? ›

Paypal is country specific due to differing banking regs per country. So if you move country you have to open another paypal account in that country.

The World Population Review tabulated that the United States has the most PayPal users with 278.10 million or 38.87%.

You can't change your address to another country or region. If you're moving abroad, you'll need to close your existing account and open a new one in your new country and region of residence.

Use a VPN and mock your location to a country where you can have a PayPal account, make a dummy email account to link to your PayPal if necessary, use an incognito browser to log in and create your account.

Integrate Korean Payment Methods

Visa, MasterCard and Amex are the most widely accepted credit card types for cross-border ecommerce transactions.

Can I send money through Zelle internationally? Zelle is only available for customers with a US bank account and US registered mobile number. That means it's not an option for sending international payments to friends and family overseas.

Venmo is currently only supported within the U.S. If you try to sign in while abroad, you'll likely get an error message.