Brillay currently supports creator payouts in 41 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, using Stripe Connect to send each follower's payment to the creator's own local bank account. Brazil and the United Arab Emirates are not on that list. Creators confirm their own country's availability directly during onboarding. Tips let followers send a one-time thank-you, with nothing for you to deliver and no membership for them to join.
*Sources for the answer above: the 41-country list and the Brazil/UAE exceptions come from Brillay’s onboarding country selector, the canonical list every signup validates against (how it works); Stripe documentation explains connected-account types and required verification information (Stripe Docs — Connected account types and Stripe Docs — Required verification information). No monthly fee, you only pay a small platform fee when you get paid. 8% platform fee when a follower pays for work, 5% platform fee on tips and goals. Card processing is separate. See pricing for the full breakdown.
The payout gate is whether your country appears in Brillay’s 41-country signup list. Payments and payouts run through Stripe, and Brillay enables only the countries its current account setup supports. You do not need a follower minimum or a huge audience to start: one Brillay link can show all five one-time offers, so followers can choose a clear way to pay or support you with no membership; see how to collect payments from followers safely for the broader safety picture beyond country eligibility.
Which 41 countries does Brillay support for creator payouts?
Brillay’s onboarding country selector lists exactly 41 payout countries as of September 2026: 3 in North America, 32 in Europe, and 6 in Asia-Pacific. Creators in any of those 41 countries connect a local bank account during Stripe setup and receive payouts in their own market rather than through a US account.
| Region | Countries | Count |
|---|---|---|
| North America | Canada, Mexico, United States | 3 |
| Europe | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom | 32 |
| Asia-Pacific | Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand | 6 |
| Total | 41 supported payout countries | 41 |
Source for every row above: Brillay’s onboarding country selector — the same canonical list Brillay’s server re-checks each country choice against during /start signup. This 41-country set is Brillay’s own supported list, not the full range Stripe supports worldwide, and it can change as countries are enabled or removed.
How does Brillay decide which countries make the list?
Brillay’s 41-country list is an implementation choice rather than a copy of any Stripe list. Brillay creates Stripe accounts for individual creators, and a country appears during signup only when Brillay has enabled that market for its account setup.
Stripe supports connected accounts in more countries than Brillay currently enables, but the practical answer for creators is the 41 countries shown in Brillay’s live signup selector. That is why the live Brillay selector is the authoritative eligibility check, even if a payment processor publishes broader country coverage for other account setups.
Choose your real country during signup: Stripe verifies your identity, banking details, and business location against it, so you cannot use a borrowed address or bank account as a workaround. Brillay therefore collects the country up front in onboarding rather than treating it as a cosmetic profile field.
Why are Brazil and the UAE excluded from Brillay payouts?
Brazil and the United Arab Emirates are the two most asked-about gaps. Brillay’s current 41-country payout list appears in the live signup selector; check the selector for the authoritative answer before building around Brillay payouts.
The live country selector at /start is the authoritative check for current country availability. What is documented today is that a creator in an excluded country cannot work around the restriction by borrowing someone else’s address or bank details, because Stripe verifies identity and banking against the country the account was created in. Brillay is free to start, so do not pay a stranger who claims they can unlock an unsupported country; check eligibility only through Brillay’s live onboarding flow and review how to spot a scam message from a fake follower or brand.
How do you check if your country is eligible before you build a page?
Check eligibility inside Brillay’s onboarding flow rather than trusting a static list, since supported countries change over time. Start at /start and follow the live onboarding prompts using your real country; continue with paid offers only if that country appears in Brillay’s available-country list.
- Start at /start and begin creating a free Brillay page.
- Follow the onboarding prompts using your real country and confirm that it appears in Brillay’s current available-country list.
- If it’s listed, complete Stripe’s identity and bank-account verification for that country before publishing paid offers.
If you want to prepare offers, pricing, and page copy before finishing Stripe, verify that sequence in the live onboarding flow before assuming payout eligibility can wait until the final step.
What happens if your country isn’t supported yet?
If a country isn’t in Brillay’s selector, there are three honest options: wait for the list to expand, get paid in a supported country where you genuinely meet Stripe’s requirements for an account there, or use a different payment tool available in your market — how Brillay’s country coverage compares to Superpeer’s is one place to check before switching platforms. Faking a location is not an option, because Stripe verifies both identity and banking.
“Genuinely eligible” has a specific meaning in Stripe’s own documentation. Stripe’s support guidance states that opening a Stripe account in a country different from your primary business country requires a legal entity, tax ID, physical location, and phone number in that country (Stripe Support — Requirements to open a Stripe account in another country). Holding a passport is not by itself enough; the account’s business location, verification documents, and payout bank account all have to line up.
“Bank accounts generally must be located in a country where the payout currency is an official currency. For example, SEK bank accounts must be based in Sweden.” — Stripe Docs, Receive payouts
Mismatched details typically stall or block onboarding rather than routing around the restriction. How to get paid as a creator outside the US covers the options for creators whose country isn’t yet supported by a given direct-payment tool.
Do followers need to live in a supported country to pay a creator?
No. The 41-country list controls where a creator can receive payouts, not where a follower can pay from. Followers pay with their name, email, and card as guests, with no follower account needed.
“Reduce the complexity and cost of multicurrency management with flexible cross-border payment options available in 195 countries across 135+ currencies.” — Stripe, Global payments
Stripe’s 195-country figure describes payment-acceptance reach for buyers, not Brillay’s 41-country creator payout list, and the two numbers answer different questions. A follower’s individual payment can still be declined for reasons unrelated to country, including issuer fraud checks, unsupported card types, or Stripe’s restricted-business rules.
How does Brillay’s country list compare to Stripe’s and PayPal’s global reach?
Headline country counts from Stripe and PayPal measure different things than Brillay’s payout list, so they are not competing versions of the same number. Brillay’s 41 counts creator payout countries; Stripe’s broader global figures often describe payment acceptance or other account availability; PayPal’s 200+ counts markets where some PayPal service exists, with features varying by market. Followers pay upfront as guests when they send the request, so the request arrives already paid for, and your bank details stay with Stripe rather than with the buyer.
| Figure | What it actually counts | Named source |
|---|---|---|
| 41 countries | Countries where a Brillay creator can connect Stripe and receive payouts | Brillay onboarding country selector |
| More than 41 countries | Broader Stripe availability that does not equal Brillay creator payout eligibility | Stripe Docs, Connected account types |
| 46 markets | Markets with Stripe’s “extensive local acquiring coverage” | Stripe, Global payments |
| 195 countries | Countries reachable by Stripe’s cross-border payment options, across 135+ currencies | Stripe, Global payments |
| 200+ countries/regions | Countries and regions where PayPal is available, across 25 currencies | PayPal, Countries worldwide |
Stripe states it has “extensive local acquiring coverage in 46 markets” for businesses that register with Stripe directly, a larger figure than Brillay’s list because it counts direct Stripe merchants rather than Brillay payout countries. PayPal, a different processor with its own eligibility model, describes broader nominal reach:
“View our list of 200+ countries/regions we’re available in and the 25 currencies we support.” — PayPal, Countries worldwide
A larger headline number doesn’t automatically mean better creator payout terms, since PayPal’s own country page presents availability alongside per-market feature and currency differences rather than one uniform service. Creator payment options when PayPal isn’t available in your country breaks down what to check when a specific processor doesn’t cover a specific country, and the difference between Buy Me a Coffee and Stripe-based payouts is worth understanding for creators comparing tools by more than country count. Tips are one-time and sit on the same link as your other priced offers, and payouts go through your own connected Stripe account to your own bank, in any of 41 countries.
What fees apply to creators outside the US?
The platform fee described above is the same wherever you're located — it applies only when a follower pays you. Stripe’s processing costs sit on top of that platform fee and vary by card, currency, and payment method.
Followers pay upfront as guests when the request starts in Brillay checkout; you can decline a request before you begin. You set a fixed price and delivery time before the follower pays: Paid Questions include one written reply, Personalized Videos include one video, and Custom Work includes one delivery.
Stripe’s published US standard pricing is 2.9% + 30¢ per successful transaction for domestic cards — a specifically domestic US card rate, not a universal one. International cards, currency conversion, and non-card payment methods carry separate rates under Stripe’s pricing, so a non-US creator’s real processing cost depends on the currencies and methods involved in each transaction.
Frequently asked questions
These five questions cover what creators ask most about Brillay’s country coverage: how many countries are supported, why a country may be missing, whether a different address works, whether fees differ outside the US, and whether a US bank account is needed. Each answer cites Brillay’s own pages or Stripe’s documentation.
How many countries does Brillay support for creator payouts?
Brillay supports creator payouts in 41 countries as of September 2026, per its onboarding country selector. The exact list is confirmed for each creator during /start onboarding, since supported countries can change.
Why isn’t my country on Brillay’s list?
Brillay enables the markets available through its current account setup. How to get paid as a creator outside the US covers alternatives meanwhile.
Can I use a different country’s address to get around the restriction?
No. Stripe verifies a connected account’s identity and banking details against the country the account was created in, so a borrowed address or someone else’s bank account typically causes onboarding and payout problems rather than working around the restriction.
Does Brillay charge more for creators outside the US?
No. Brillay’s own platform fee doesn’t change with the country you get paid in: it is charged only on payments you actually receive, at the rates listed on pricing. Stripe’s card processing and any currency-conversion costs are a separate charge and vary by country and currency.
Do I need a US bank account if I live outside the US?
No. Each supported country connects a local bank account and payout currency through Stripe rather than requiring a US account, and Stripe documents that payout bank accounts generally must sit in a country where the payout currency is official. How to get paid as a creator without a US bank account explains that routing.
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