Hello,

I'm a canadian developer working on an android app. It is currently free on
the google play store.

The strategy for this app, from the beginning, was to someday implement
in-app billing. So the user download the free app, goes through a list of
items, some free and some not, usual pattern. Today I was beginning to look
at implementing in-app billing, when I faced the fact that canadian CANNOT
open google merchant account... I was a bit shocked.

So i'm looking at alternative now. I know Paypal X have an api, but it
seems this is going against google play policies not to use their system.

I'm a bit stuck with it. If google cannot allow canadian to use in-app
billing, would they allow us to use paypal system for in-app purchase?

Developers/publishers not from US or UK, what have you done with your app
to sell items in-app?

Thank you in advance!

"In-app billing is available to developers in supported locations for
merchants."
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py...

"Supported locations for merchants
Currently, developers in the below countries may register as Google
Checkout merchants and sell paid applications:

Argentina*
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
..."
https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/answer.py...

Ralph

Thought the same thing when I read it, they said it clear. But when it's
time to open a google checkout account so I can receive money, it says only
available to US and UK...

Ralph

You mean you have a google checkout merchant account? And you register for
in-app billing?

Hi!

I got a Developer account and a merchant account in Spain (same in France).
I didn't experienced any issue when I first created it. BTW, my In-app
billing works well.

I think your issue is located somewhere else.

Hi,

Ok guys, i'm glad to hear that.

I'll try to investigate more and find what is causing the issue. Weird
thing is i'm not the only one reporting that problem. I found on other
forums that people in Canada receive the message "Canada is not supported"
when trying to register a merchant account.

Finally, it seems I was wrong and i'm really happy to notice it!

I was registered as a developer on our dev console but wasn't the admin.
When I was trying to register the google checkout account, I was going
directly to checkout.google.com and it said Canada wasn't supported.

Today I try with the admin account and there were the option in the dev
console to open the account and everything works! :)

Thank you for your help guys.