Paypal pulls the plug on DLsite SmartCat in order to stop playments to foreign creators

[polkaStudio]

I cannot believe that things get worse and worse by the day.
I am a foreign seller selling NSFW content on DLsite.

I got this email from DLsite 2 Days ago on 25/7/28.


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日頃よりDLsiteをご愛顧いただき、誠にありがとうございます。
Thank you very much for your continued patronage of DLsite.

この度、送金ツールとして安定的にサークル様に売上をお振込みするのが難しいことから、
Since it is difficult to transfer sales to Circle stably as a remittance tool,
smartcatのシステムによる送金を2025年9月に廃止させていただくことになりました。
We decided to abolish the remittance using the smartcat system in September 2025.

つきましては、2025年9月の売上分受取からsmartcatによる送金を停止いたします。
Therefore, we will stop sending money via smartcat from receiving sales in September 2025.

サークル様におかれましては、DLsiteサークル管理画面から売上の振り込み方法の変更の設定をお願いいたします。
For Mr. Circle, please set up a change in the method of transferring sales from the DLsite Circle management screen.

現金での受け取りを希望される場合は、本日新たに追加されたSWIFT送金を選択してください。
If you wish to receive it in cash, please select a new SWIFT remittance that was added today.
詳しくは[[居住地域が日本以外の売上金の支払いについて（SWIFT送金）(

You must be registered to see the links

) ]をご確認ください。
For more information, please check [[Regarding payment of sales outside of Japan (SWIFT remittance)] (

You must be registered to see the links

) ].

台湾では台湾地域のローカル銀行振り込み支払い代行サービスを選択することも可能です。
In Taiwan, you can also select a local bank transfer payment agency service in Taiwan.

その他、ポイントでの受取も可能となります。
In addition, you can receive it at points.

それぞれの振り込み方法について詳しくは、[ DLsiteサークル管理画面 登録情報の変更(

You must be registered to see the links

) ]もしくは、ヘルプの[ 売上・源泉徴収について(

You must be registered to see the links

) ]をご確認ください。
For more information on how to transfer money, please check [Change DLsite circle management screen registration information (

You must be registered to see the links

) ] or [Sales and Withholding at

You must be registered to see the links

) ] in Help.
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What is happening?
For people who don't know what is happening,
SmartCat was a shell company created for the purpose of DLsite to send money to foreign creators.

You must be registered to see the links

The purpose I assume is because visa, mastercard and paypal stopped processing payment to DLsite.
DLsite has created another shell company to send money via paypal in order to pay foreign creators like me.
But now Paypal got to know this and blocked SmartCat the shell company in order to block DLsite from giving money to foreign hentai creators.

I knew that this would happen one day or another, but I did not expect that this would happen with all this mass scale.
What I cannot believe is the speed and the velocity of these mass companies and organizations and government is taking in order to censor and control you.
I was just watching the brits getting fucked by their own government and this just comes to my email the same week.

Sends chills down my skin.

 

[anne O'nymous]

But now Paypal got to know this and blocked SmartCat the shell company in order to block DLsite from giving money to foreign hentai creators.

If it was true, the blocking would have took place immediately, not in one month.

 

[wlatearl]

I’m planning to release a game and would like to ask a few questions.
If I withdraw funds from Smartcat to PayPal or Payoneer, will I be asked about the source of funds or the nature of my work? If I disclose that I am an adult game developer, is there a risk of my account being banned?

 

[polkaStudio]

I’m planning to release a game and would like to ask a few questions.
If I withdraw funds from Smartcat to PayPal or Payoneer, will I be asked about the source of funds or the nature of my work? If I disclose that I am an adult game developer, is there a risk of my account being banned?

Currently, as I said smartcat is not available as of September which is this month.
You will need to add your banks swift code in order to sell on dlsite.
They will transfer money directly to your bank account.
When you register a circle, you will be prompted to add in your swift code now.



Now that DLsite is not connected to paypal, but to your bank account paypal would be out of the picture.
But still, I think the banks and governments are also in this mass censorship war as well.
So I wouldn't be surprised if they ban the bank accounts as well. Xd

 

[wlatearl]

Currently, as I said smartcat is not available as of September which is this month.
You will need to add your banks swift code in order to sell on dlsite.
They will transfer money directly to your bank account.
When you register a circle, you will be prompted to add in your swift code now.

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Now that DLsite is not connected to paypal, but to your bank account paypal would be out of the picture.
But still, I think the banks and governments are also in this mass censorship war as well.
So I wouldn't be surprised if they ban the bank accounts as well. Xd

However, I understand that SmartCat has been reactivated in some countries. I wonder if changing the community's country to one of these countries will resolve this issue.

 

[wlatearl]

You can try changing the region to Russia.

 

[polkaStudio]

You can try changing the region to Russia.

Thats strange, do not know if other countries are a exception in smartcat being blocked.
All I got is a email that they will stop sending by smartcat in september.

When I did get money by paypal it did go through without ban, I live somewhere around asia.
Dont know about russia.