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worn fieldBOT Aug 4, 2023, 5:17 PM

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willow aurora Aug 4, 2023, 5:19 PM

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Hello! Just want to double check - are you using Checkout w/ Prices that have currency_options set?

silk eagle Aug 4, 2023, 5:22 PM

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No, im using stripe elements with custom code similar to this https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/build-subscriptions?ui=elements

willow aurora Aug 4, 2023, 5:23 PM

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If you're using Elements then I don't believe we support automatically choosing the correct currency - what doc are you following?

silk eagle Aug 4, 2023, 5:32 PM

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No particular doc, I currently have a separate page for a country and a lower base price for that country. I have a middleware that detects geo location and routes to that page and the currency is chosen based on what page the user came from. My concern is the potential for abuse because I believe any one could go to that page or use a vpn and receive a discounted price under that currency even though its not there local currency. so I was hoping to require people to use the currency that is default to their card would prevent that.

willow aurora Aug 4, 2023, 5:33 PM

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Gotcha

silk eagle Aug 4, 2023, 5:42 PM

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Is there a recommended way to deal with this through stripe?

willow aurora Aug 4, 2023, 5:45 PM

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Sorry got side tracked by some other threads

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So really with Payment Element you're entirely in control of which currency you're using - Stripe does nothing to handle this (we'd only switch the currency for you automatically if you were using Checkout/PaymentLinks)

silk eagle Aug 4, 2023, 5:54 PM

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Ok, so if abuse does become an issue, going off billing address, canceling and updating the subscription with the proper currency, would be the best option since i dont thing i get the card information untill after theyve been charged right?

willow aurora Aug 4, 2023, 6:02 PM

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Well an alternative you could look into is doing somethign like this - https://stripe.com/docs/payments/build-a-two-step-confirmation
Basically, it creates the PaymentMethod first, then you'd be able to check the country and use the correct currency based on that

silk eagle Aug 4, 2023, 6:10 PM

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This looks good thank you 👍

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