PlaytoFee comparison · Nepal · 2026
Razorpay vs Stripe in Nepal: fees on $10,000, side by side
Razorpay's own country list does not include Nepal (razorpay.com, checked 22 Oct 2026). Stripe's own country list does not include Nepal (stripe.com, checked 22 Oct 2026). Razorpay's standard published price, for a client in the United States paying a business in India, comes to at least $300.00 on a $10,000 card payment. Some of its fees are not published. On its standard published price (business in India), Stripe takes $630.00. For a business in Nepal, Playto takes $250.30 and adds zero markup, so you keep $9,749.70.
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Fees on $10,000 by card
- RazorpayStandard published price, another country≥ $300.00
- StripeStandard published price, another country$630.00
- PlaytoYou receive $9,749.70$250.30
The numbers
What lands in your bank
Example payments from a client in the United States to a business in Nepal. All fees included. Taxes not included. Razorpay's and Stripe's numbers here are their standard published prices, for a client in the United States paying a business in India. We don't have separate Razorpay or Stripe prices for a business in Nepal on file.
- With Playto you receive
- $9,749.70
- On a $10,000 card payment.
- Razorpay all in
- 3.0%+
- Standard published price, business in India.
- Stripe all in
- 6.3%
- Standard published price, business in India.
- Playto all in
- 2.5%
- Of a $10,000 card payment.
| Provider | $1,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playto | $974.70 | $4,874.70 | $9,749.70 |
| Razorpay1Standard published price: client in the United States, business in India | ≤ $970.00 | ≤ $4,850.00 | ≤ $9,700.00 |
| Stripe3Standard published price: client in the United States, business in India | $937.00 | $4,685.00 | $9,370.00 |
| Provider | $1,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playto | $995.00 | $4,995.00 | $9,995.00 |
| Razorpay2Standard published price: client in the United States, business in India | $989.47 | $4,950.00 | $9,900.00 |
| Stripe3Standard published price: client in the United States, business in India | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
- 1.Razorpay: International card platform fee. razorpay.com/accept-international-payments/, checked 17 Oct 2026.
- 2.Razorpay: MoneySaver bank transfer fee (INR 1,000 flat below INR 1 lakh, then 1%; INR amounts converted at the ECB rate of 16 Oct 2026). razorpay.com/accept-international-payments/bank-transfers/, checked 17 Oct 2026.
- 3.Stripe: Fee for an international card charged in USD; Stripe: Currency conversion surcharge (USD to INR). stripe.com/in/pricing, checked 17 Oct 2026.
Where the money goes
$10,000 by card, line by line
Razorpay: standard published price (business in India, paid out in INR)
- International card platform fee1$300.00
- Total (at least)$300.00
- You receive (at most)$9,700.00
Some fees on this route aren't published, so this is the least it can cost.
Stripe: standard published price (business in India, paid out in INR)
Playto
- Card fee$250.30
- Total$250.30
- You receive$9,749.70
Prices from playto.so/pricing. Playto adds zero markup.
Getting paid in Nepal
The basics, with sources
Public facts from official sources, each with its date. Not advice: check with your bank.
Local bank payments
connectIPS, run by Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL), lets bank customers make instant payments by mobile app or website. Nepal Rastra Bank owns and runs the RTGS system for large, urgent payments.
Source: www.nrb.org.np, checked 17 Oct 2026.
Exchange rate
Nepal Rastra Bank keeps the Nepalese rupee pegged to the Indian rupee. Its 2025/26 monetary policy kept this peg unchanged.
Source: www.nrb.org.np, checked 17 Oct 2026.
Exchange rate, for scale
1 USD = 153.33 NPR (US Treasury reference rate, 30 Sept 2026). The rate on the day of a payment will differ.
Source: fiscaldata.treasury.gov.
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From $1,000 to $50,000, by card or bank transfer, for a client in the United States paying a business in Nepal.
Fees charged
- Razorpay (standard price)You receive $9,700.00 at most≥ $300.00
- Stripe (standard price)You receive $9,370.00$630.00
- PlaytoYou receive $9,749.70$250.30
Side by side
Razorpay, Stripe and Playto, in plain numbers
What adds to the cost with Razorpay and Stripe
- All in, Razorpay takes $300.00 or more (3.0%) of a $10,000 card payment (standard published price, business in India). Playto takes $250.30.
- Some Razorpay fees for card payments are not published, so the real cost can be higher.
- All in, Razorpay takes $100.00 (1.0%) of a $10,000 bank transfer payment (standard published price, business in India). Playto takes $5.00.
- By card, Stripe adds 2% when it changes the money to INR (standard published price, business in India): $200.00 on $10,000.
- All in, Stripe takes $630.00 (6.3%) of a $10,000 card payment (standard published price, business in India).
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- 2
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