Local payment methods (APM)
UPI, PIX, bKash, Nagad, QRIS, SPEI, Papara and other local methods.
Shanghai Hongqi Yangren seeks local payments in Bangladesh for a social app
Shanghai Hongqi Yangren E-Commerce is looking for a local payments provider in Bangladesh. The company runs a social app and wants to collect payments from users in the country through domestic…
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Kaitu Games seeks payment partners for global game distribution
Kaitu Games, a Chinese game company, is looking for third-party payment partners for global game distribution. The request was posted by a business development staff member in November 2025. What is…
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Lingdu Technology seeks local payments for overseas games, apps and e-commerce
Lingdu Technology, a Chinese company taking games, apps, online stores and novel platforms to overseas markets, is looking to integrate local payments. The company representative's profile is linked…
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Primer for Partners invites PSPs into its integrated merchant network
Primer has opened the Primer for Partners program for PSPs and other payment providers. Members integrate into Primer orchestration and become available to the merchants already using it. The program…
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Hong Kong Qimo seeks a local payment channel in Brazil for a game operator
Hong Kong Qimo Network Technology is looking for a local payment channel in Brazil for a game operator. The request was posted in October 2025 by a team member responsible for global channel growth…
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Seeking a direct PSP or acquirer for local methods in Korea, Japan, Australia and the EU
Itika M is looking for a direct PSP for local methods across several regions at once: South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand and the European Union. The request was published in October…
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Indian merchant seeks payment methods: send method, rates and limits
A merchant serving Indian customers is looking for payment providers. The request is brief: the author expects respondents to state three things, namely method, rates and limits. What to send method…
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SEOClerks seeks payout providers for marketplace sellers
SEOClerks seller payouts reach freelancers worldwide, and its operator Ionicware is looking for additional providers. The key condition is that the provider accepts funding from a US-incorporated…
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itch.io sought alternative card processors after losing Stripe
Card processing for itch.io became a problem in July 2025, when Stripe stopped serving its adult content category. The indie game and digital goods marketplace then said it was looking for…
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TransaveX seeks an API-redirect provider for Telegram Stars checkout
TransaveX wants a partner offering API-redirect checkout in Telegram's in-app currency. In return the brand offers to adapt its integration to the partner's traffic. What Stars checkout is Stars is…
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Shanghai Chaoliang seeks payment acceptance in Kazakhstan, including Kaspi
Shanghai Chaoliang Technology is looking for online payment acceptance in Kazakhstan. The company needs acquiring for e-commerce and specifically mentions Kaspi, the most popular payment ecosystem in…
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IXOPAY seeks providers for its Integrations & Adapters track
The IXOPAY Integrations & Adapters programme is open to payment providers that want to reach global merchant clients through an orchestration platform. The invitation page was published in February…
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Local payment methods (APM) by country
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Local payment methods (APM)
In many markets cards are a minority of online payments. Customers in Brazil pay with PIX, in India with UPI, in Mexico with SPEI and OXXO, in Bangladesh with bKash and Nagad, in Indonesia with QRIS, in Thailand with PromptPay. An APM payment provider gives a merchant one integration to accept these local payment methods and, often, to pay out through them.
Why merchants add APMs
- Conversion: a familiar local method usually converts better than an international card in emerging markets.
- Lower dispute risk: most account-to-account and wallet payments have no card-style chargebacks.
- Coverage: in some GEOs local rails are the only realistic way to reach the customer.
- Payouts: the same rails often support instant withdrawals, important for iGaming, forex and marketplaces.
Typical APMs by region
- LATAM: PIX, SPEI, PSE, cash vouchers — see Brazil, Mexico, Colombia.
- South Asia: UPI, bKash, Nagad — see India, Bangladesh, Pakistan.
- Southeast Asia: QR payments and e-wallets — see Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam.
- CIS: SBP and card-to-card — see Russia, Kazakhstan.
- Africa: mobile money — see Kenya, Nigeria.
Choosing an APM provider
- Direct connection to the scheme or bank vs reselling another aggregator.
- Methods actually live in your GEO, not "coming soon".
- Settlement time, currency and whether USD/USDT settlement is possible.
- Refund flow, payout support on the same method, KYB and vertical restrictions.
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