Converting currency for stripe

Question

I am using stripe for a freelance marketplace. When sending an invoice to a client the amount is in US dollars.

When a client from Australia pays for the invoice it charges them AUD instead of USD.

I understand you can't charge them in USD.

Does anyone know how I can convert the amount into the origin currency, before charging the client.

For example, if the invoice amount is $400 USD, how can I convert the amount in AUD to get the $400 USD?

Answer 1

You definitely can charge them in USD - currency is a required parameter in creating a Charge - but you won't know how much AUD they'll be charged by their bank/card issuer, so you'll need to estimate that.