Currency

Each region has its own currency. Prices are converted automatically from your base currency using exchange rates and a margin you control.

How conversion works

When you add a region with a different currency, the system converts your product prices at build time. Customers see prices in their local currency the moment the page loads. There is no client-side calculation or loading delay.

The formula is:

Local price = Base price x Exchange rate x (1 + Conversion margin)

For example, a product priced at £50 GBP with a 3% margin and a GBP-to-USD rate of 1.27 would show as $65.41 USD.

Setting the conversion margin

Go to Channels, select a channel, and open the region you want to configure. The Conversion margin field lets you add a percentage on top of the exchange rate. This covers currency fluctuation risk and rounding.

A margin of 2-5% is typical. Set it to 0% if you want prices to reflect the raw exchange rate.

Where exchange rates come from

Exchange rates come from Stripe. Because Stripe also processes your payments, the rate shown on the page matches the rate used at checkout. There is no mismatch between what the customer sees and what they are charged.

Rates are refreshed daily. When a rate shifts beyond your conversion margin, affected region pages are rebuilt automatically with updated prices. You do not need to trigger this manually.

Rounding

Converted prices are rounded to the nearest minor currency unit (e.g. cents for USD, pence for GBP). The system follows each currency's standard decimal places.

Checkout

At checkout, the customer is charged in the region's currency. Stripe handles the payment in that currency natively, so customers are not charged foreign transaction fees by their bank.

For extra accuracy, the system can lock the exchange rate for the duration of a checkout session. This guarantees the customer pays exactly the price they saw, even if rates shift between browsing and completing their order.