Getting started
What is Ostro?
A clearer way to receive international payments and choose an available payout option.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Ostro helps eligible people and businesses receive international payments through available receiving details and choose supported payout options. Payment services are provided through licensed financial partners.
- Applies to
- People considering or setting up an Ostro account.
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In this guide
Ostro helps eligible individuals and businesses manage international payment-receiving workflows. The starting point is simple: share the available receiving details shown in your workspace with a legitimate payer.
Receive, track, settle
- Share your available details. Give a client, employer, customer or business partner the exact instructions displayed for your supported currency and rail.
- Follow the payment. Check its status and respond to any requests for information.
- Choose an available payout. Use an eligible local-currency payout to a verified bank account, or a supported stablecoin payout to a verified wallet.
An invoice or payment link can help you make a formal request. It is an additional option, rather than a requirement for sharing receiving instructions.
Who provides the financial services?
Ostro manages onboarding, verification workflows, eligibility checks, monitoring and support. Payment processing, conversion, custody where applicable and settlement are provided by licensed financial partners.
Ostro is not a bank. Receiving details should not be treated as a traditional bank account or as a promise of access to every currency or payment method.
Check what is available to you
Country eligibility, verification, account approval and route activation all matter. An option described in this help center may not yet be enabled for your account. Use only the options and instructions actually shown in your workspace.
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