Stripe
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Needs an account registered in a country the gateway serves
About StripeCosta Rica · CRC · Airwallex market Online payments for Costa Rican transfer companies
Costa Rica’s shuttle and private-transfer operators move tourists between San José, Liberia and the beaches and volcanoes. A Costa Rican company can open an Airwallex account locally and take cards and wallets through TransferArc.
- Currency
- CRC
- Gateways
- 2
- Local methods
- 0
Last verified 11 Nov 2026
Payment market
How Costa Rica pays
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
- Central bank
- Banco Central de Costa Rica
- Local instant payments
- SINPE Móvil
- Main airports
- San José (SJO), Liberia (LIR)
Tourism drives transfers in Costa Rica: visitors land in San José or Liberia and need shuttles or private cars to Arenal, Monteverde, Manuel Antonio and the Guanacaste beaches. Almost all of them pay with foreign cards, booked before the trip.
Airwallex lists Costa Rica as a supported registration location. Stripe does not open accounts for Costa Rican companies, and PayPal does not accept CRC, so an operator pricing in colones connects Airwallex. SINPE Móvil, used by residents, is not offered through the gateways in TransferArc.
Payment gateways for Costa Rica in TransferArc
2 international gateways a transfer company in Costa Rica can connect today under Finance → Online payments, each with its own merchant account.
International gateways
Airwallex
Visa · Mastercard · American Express · Apple Pay · Google Pay · Alipay · WeChat Pay
Companies registered here can open an account
About Airwallex
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Local account: open it with a company registered in Costa Rica. Foreign account: the merchant account must belong to an entity in a country the gateway serves. Payouts: confirm with the gateway.
Use cases
Where online payment helps operators in Costa Rica
01
Shuttles between destinations
Shared vans between Arenal, Monteverde and the coast, paid at booking.
02
Airport transfers
SJO and LIR pickups for tour groups and families.
03
Private drivers
Multi-day driver hire for independent travellers.
Choosing
Which gateway to pick in Costa Rica
- Visitors from Asia or multi-currencyAirwallex: cards, wallets, Alipay and WeChat Pay on its Hosted Payment Page.
- No PayPalPayPal does not accept CRC; use a card gateway.
Sources and verification. Gateways, methods and credentials: TransferArc integration register. Local account rules: stripe.com/global, help.airwallex.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4408591334937. Central bank or regulator: Banco Central de Costa Rica. Last verified 11 Nov 2026.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Which payment gateways can a transfer company in Costa Rica use in TransferArc?
Stripe and Airwallex. They are connected under Finance → Online payments with your own merchant account.
Can a company registered in Costa Rica open a Stripe account?
No. Costa Rica is not on Stripe’s list of supported countries; Airwallex accepts companies registered there.
Can a Costa Rican company price in US dollars?
TransferArc charges in your company currency; a company set up in CRC takes colones, and cards from abroad are converted by the issuer.
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