# Stripe: payment_method_currency_mismatch
> Stripe returns payment_method_currency_mismatch when the payment’s currency differs from the attached payment method’s. Match the currency, or switch method.
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Last updated: 2026-11-11
Stripe returns payment_method_currency_mismatch when the currency on the payment doesn’t match the currency of the payment method attached to it. Many payment methods accept only one currency, for example SEPA Debit (EUR), ACH Direct Debit (USD) and Bacs Direct Debit (GBP).
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**Short answer**
Check the currency on the PaymentIntent against the payment method attached to it. Create the payment in a currency that method supports, or collect a payment method that supports the currency you charge in. Stripe’s payment method support table lists the currencies for each method.
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## **Why the currencies don’t match, and the fix**
1. 01 ### **The payment is in a currency the method doesn’t support**
> “A payment can only be created for the same currency as the corresponding payment method.” [**Stripe, Error codes (payment_method_currency_mismatch)**](https://docs.stripe.com/error-codes) A single-currency method such as a bank debit can’t pay in another currency. Charge in the method’s currency, or ask the customer for a method that works in yours.
2. 02 ### **Single-currency methods**
> “Payment methods support certain currencies, countries, products, and API options.” [**Stripe, Payment method support**](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/payment-methods/payment-method-support) Check the method against Stripe’s support table before offering it. SEPA Debit and iDEAL take EUR, ACH Direct Debit takes USD, Bacs Direct Debit takes GBP, BECS direct debit takes AUD, and Boleto takes BRL. Cards take most currencies.
3. 03 ### **Multi-currency pricing picked the wrong currency** Also check: code that sets the currency from the visitor’s location or a price list while reusing a single-currency payment method, such as a SEPA or ACH debit, that can’t pay in the new currency.
Checked against the vendor’s docs on November 11, 2026: [Stripe docs: Error codes](https://docs.stripe.com/error-codes); [Stripe docs: Payment method support](https://docs.stripe.com/payments/payment-methods/payment-method-support).
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Questions
## **More on this error**
**Do cards have this problem? **+
Cards are less exposed. Stripe’s support table lists cards as supporting most currencies, while bank debits and many local methods list a single currency.
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