Get paid in USD · convert to INR
Get paid in US dollars in India.
Indian freelancers and exporters invoicing overseas clients lose margin when dollars are converted straight to rupees at marked-up rates. A US-dollar account lets you receive dollars directly and convert to rupees at the mid-market rate, on your terms. Open the account from India with no US company, get paid in US dollars into an account only you control, then convert to Indian rupees at the mid-market rate or send to 191 countries.
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Updated · Reviewed by Joyce Chin, Chief Operating Officer & Compliance Officer
Payment received
From a client · ACH
$4,200.00
- Account holder
- Amara Okafor
- Account number
- 8829 3310 42
- ACH / wire routing
- 540 1002 60
Example — you get your own account and routing number when you open.
No US company
open from India
In your own name
only you can move it
$0 to open or hold
no monthly fees
Convert to Indian rupees
mid-market rate
How to get paid in US dollars in India
Open a Poplin account from India
Sign up and verify your identity — free, no US company needed. Identity verification applies at signup.
Get your US account and routing number
Your US-dollar account comes with its own US account number and routing number, so clients can pay you exactly as they would pay a US bank account. The US-dollar account is available in 214 countries, India among them.
Get paid in US dollars
Give those details to your clients, employers, or platforms. The dollars land in your Poplin account, and only you can move them — Poplin can’t spend, move, or freeze your balance.
Convert to Indian rupees or send
Hold your balance in US dollars, convert to Indian rupees at the mid-market rate with no markup and pay out to a bank in India over IMPS, or send to a bank account across 191 countries.
Getting paid in India — FAQ
Eligibility
Can I get paid in US dollars in India without a US company?
Yes. A Poplin account is in your own name — not a US entity — and comes with a US account number and routing number, so clients, employers, and platforms can pay you in US dollars the same way they pay any US bank account: by ACH, the US bank-transfer network, or by wire from abroad. You can open it from India; identity verification applies at signup.
Convert
How do I move my dollars to a bank account in India?
Convert your US dollars to Indian rupees at the mid-market rate with no markup and pay out to a bank account in India over IMPS, arriving in real time for 1% + $1.00 on a personal account. The exact amount is shown before you confirm.
Currencies
What currencies can I be paid in?
On a personal account you can be paid in USD and AED; a business account can also be paid in USD, EUR, and AED. US dollars reach the furthest — most clients and platforms pay in them.
Cost
What does it cost to get paid in India?
Receiving is 1% on a personal account, plus a $5.00 fixed fee on AED, with no account or monthly fees. Converting to Indian rupees is at the mid-market rate with no markup, and the fee is shown before you send.
Safety
Is my money safe?
Your funds sit in your own account — not pooled, and never in Poplin’s hands. Poplin can’t spend, move, or freeze your balance; your account is secured with a passkey. Poplin is a service of Maash Inc., which is registered with FinCEN as a Money Services Business.
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Get paid in US dollars in India.
Open a USD account in your own name — no US company, no monthly fees.