Guides
Guides to payments in Iceland
Straight answers to the most common questions about taking payments in Iceland, for business owners, clubs, web shops and developers.
- Stripe in Iceland: why it doesn't work and what to use insteadStripe doesn't work for businesses in Iceland because Iceland is not one of the countries Stripe supports, so a company registered in Iceland can't open a Stripe account. Use a payment provider that serves Icelandic businesses instead, such as Kling, which takes cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and online bank claims (kröfur) in Icelandic krónur.Updated 2 October 2026
- How to accept payments in Iceland: developer guideTo accept payments in Iceland, sign up with a payment provider that onboards Icelandic businesses, take test payments straight away, and go live once your account is verified and a card acquirer has approved it. This guide shows how with Kling, payments for Iceland, with no code, with an AI coding tool, or through the API.Updated 2 October 2026
- Payment providers in Iceland compared: Straumur, Teya, Rapyd, Adyen and KlingBusinesses in Iceland take card payments either through a card acquirer such as Straumur, Teya or Rapyd, or through a payments platform such as Kling, which runs on those processors and adds checkout, subscriptions, online bank claims (kröfur) and a developer API on top. Stripe doesn't serve Iceland, and Adyen's platform product doesn't list it.Updated 2 October 2026