With multi-currency payouts, you accept payments and receive payouts in the same currency — even when that currency is different from your primary balance currency. When you add a payout currency, Mollie creates a separate balance for it. All payments in that currency settle to that balance and are paid out to a dedicated bank account in the same currency.
If a payment is made in a currency that has not been added to your account, it will be automatically converted to your primary currency before being paid out.
Supported payout currencies
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Canadian dollar (CAD)
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Czech koruna (CZK)
- Danish krone (DKK)
- Euro (EUR)
- British pound (GBP)
- Hungarian forint (HUF)
- Norwegian krone (NOK)
- Polish złoty (PLN)
- Romanian leu (RON)*
- Swedish krona (SEK)
- US dollar (USD)
You can add up to 12 additional currencies to your account, next to your primary balance currency.
*For RON, transactions via Amex cards are not settled like-for-like and will be converted to your primary currency instead.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for multi-currency payouts you must:
- Receive significant transaction volumes in the target currency.
- Be eligible for Mollie volume pricing.
- Have an active IBAN bank account (or account number + sort code for GBP) in the target currency, registered in your company's name.
If the Add payout currency option is not visible in your Dashboard, your account may not yet meet the eligibility threshold. If you believe multi-currency payouts are right for your business, speak to your Account Manager.
How fees, refunds, and invoices work
- Transaction fees are charged in the currency of the original transaction.
- Refunds and chargebacks are processed in the original transaction currency.
- Invoices are issued in your primary currency. A breakdown of costs per payout currency is included.
- Payout fee — a fee of 1% of the payout amount applies to payouts in a currency other than your primary currency, subject to a minimum per currency. See the full fee configurations table in How do I set up multi-currency payouts?
What to consider when receiving payouts in a non-primary currency
When your payout currency differs from your bank account's default currency, banks may be more heavily involved in processing the transfer. This can affect you in two ways:
- Your bank account must be able to receive the payout currency. Some banks charge a fee for multi-currency accounts or automatically convert incoming amounts to your default currency — often at an unfavourable rate. Check with your bank before selecting a bank account for non-primary currency payouts.
- Intermediary banks may be used. When the sending bank (Mollie's bank) and the receiving bank have no direct financial relationship, an intermediary bank is used to route the transfer. This typically means the payout travels via SWIFT rather than local payment rails, which can take up to two additional business days and may result in a fee charged by the intermediary bank that is passed on to you by your bank.
To avoid these costs and delays, use a bank account that natively supports your payout currency.
Read more
- How do I set up multi-currency payouts?
- How do I convert currencies between my multi-currency balances?
- How can I change the bank account I receive payouts on?