Hello @Jay18,
Section 26 of this article https://www.airbnb.ie/terms?eluid=3&euid=dc38b553-7688-a95e-5560-6235467cc338&policy_name=payments_t...
indicates that Airbnb uses 4 payment agencies i.e. Airbnb US, China India and UK. The country of origin isn't determined by the payout currency but by where your payout account is based.
From the information below, if you get paid to an Icelandic bank then the payments will originate from Airbnb UK.
I live in Ireland and get paid in € to a bank based in Ireland. The payments show in my account as having originated from Airbnb UK.
- Airbnb Payments Contracting Entity
Generally speaking, the Airbnb Payments entity with whom you are contracting for the purposes of the Payment Services will be determined for each payment or payout based on the jurisdiction in which the relevant Payment Method or Payout Method was issued. The jurisdictions and the corresponding Airbnb Payments contracting entity are set forth below:
Jurisdiction | Local Contracting Entity |
United States | Airbnb Payments, Inc. |
China | Airbnb China |
India | Airbnb Payments India Pvt. Ltd. |
All others | Airbnb Payments UK Ltd. |
For purposes of these Payments Terms, the People’s Republic of China does not include Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (“China”). The above contracting entity rules are subject to the following exceptions:
- if you use a Payment Method or Payout Method issued in China and book an Accommodation or create a Listing outside of China, or book an Accommodation in China with a Host who is not a resident of China, you are contracting with Airbnb Payments UK Ltd. related to that activity;
- if you use a Payout Method issued in India and accept a Booking from a Guest with a Payment Method that is not issued in India, you are contracting with Airbnb Payments UK Ltd. for that Booking; and
- if you use a Payment Method or Payout Method issued in any jurisdiction other than the United States or India and are not contracting with Airbnb China, you are contracting with Airbnb Payments UK Ltd.
Additionally, if your Airbnb Payments contracting entity under this Section 26 is Airbnb China, you will nevertheless contract with Airbnb Payments UK Ltd. for Payment Services related to any Bookings confirmed prior to December 7, 2016 at 10:00am UTC.