Why Kedanto charges in US dollars, and how to read a PayPal payment

Kedanto sets its prices in Korean won, but a PayPal payment is charged in US dollars, because PayPal does not take won as a payment currency. The dollar amount comes from one fixed rule: divide the won price by 1,350 and round up to the next cent (as of 19 September 2026). The 5-day, 1GB-per-day plan at 8,900 won is $6.60.

The dollar figure on the pay button is exactly what gets charged, and a refund before installation returns exactly that dollar figure. How much leaves your account in your own currency is decided one step later, when PayPal or your card issuer converts those dollars. Below is how to read each step.

Why does Kedanto charge in dollars when its prices are in won?

Because PayPal does not support won. PayPal's developer reference lists 25 currencies it supports, from the Australian dollar and the euro to the yen and the US dollar, and the Korean won (KRW) is not among them (checked 19 September 2026). The Korean payment platform Kedanto uses to connect to PayPal, PortOne, says the same thing in its PayPal guide: won payments are not supported under PayPal's policy.

From that list, Kedanto charges in US dollars. The charge currency is not something you choose at checkout, so every Kedanto PayPal payment goes through in dollars, wherever you are paying from.

As of September 2026, checkout on Kedanto runs through PayPal. In the PayPal window you can pay with a PayPal account, or by debit or credit card with the "Debit or Credit Card" button; where PayPal offers that option, you don't need a PayPal account. Either way, the charge is in US dollars.

How is the won price turned into dollars?

One rule: won price ÷ 1,350, then round up at the cent. 8,900 won is 6.5925… dollars, so it becomes $6.60. Because it always rounds up rather than to the nearest cent, the result can sit up to one cent above what a calculator shows.

These are the won prices of Kedanto's Korea plans and the PayPal charge for each, as of 27 September 2026. They match the dollar prices on the English Korea page (kedanto.com/en/countries/korea).

The 1,350 is not a live market rate. It is a conversion figure Kedanto sets on its own site, so the dollar prices above do not move when currency markets move during the day. If Kedanto changes that figure, the dollar prices change with it. What counts is always the amount on your screen at the moment you pay.

Is the dollar amount on screen the amount you are charged?

Yes. The amount Kedanto requests from PayPal is the dollar amount on the screen. After payment, Kedanto's server recalculates it with the same rule and compares it with the amount and currency actually paid; the eSIM is issued only when they match.

Kedanto's pages (English, Japanese and Chinese) show dollars from the start, written like "$6.60 USD." That figure is the charge, and the line under the payment button says the same: charged in US dollars through PayPal.

After payment, the "Amount paid" line on your order page and any refund email use the currency actually charged. A PayPal order shows "$6.60 USD."

Who converts the dollars into your own currency?

Not Kedanto. Kedanto's part ends at charging dollars. Turning those dollars into yen, euros, pounds or any other currency is done by PayPal or your card issuer.

PayPal's US User Agreement (last updated 14 September 2026, applying to US PayPal accounts) describes it this way. When a card-funded payment needs a currency conversion, you authorise PayPal to convert in place of your card issuer, but you may have the right to have your card issuer do the conversion instead, depending on the issuer and card network. Those choices can be presented to you in various forms during payment. If your card issuer converts, the issuer sets the rate and any fees. If PayPal converts, it uses a base exchange rate plus PayPal's currency conversion spread.

PayPal accounts opened outside the US follow the user agreement and fee page for their own country. Whether your card charges a foreign transaction fee on top, and how much, depends on the card, so your card's terms are the place to check.

What name appears on your card statement?

PayPal's help page says a merchant's name can appear on a customer's card statement after the word PayPal *, giving PayPal *SELLER NAME as the example. Kedanto has set that display name to KEDANTO, so your statement may show something like PAYPAL *KEDANTO.

The exact form can vary from one card issuer's app to another. If you do not recognise a line, match its date and amount against the order number and amount in your Kedanto order email. If the statement shows your own currency, any difference from the dollar amount comes from the conversion step described above.

Why can't a Korea-registered PayPal account pay?

PortOne's PayPal guide states that under PayPal's policy, payment is not possible when both the seller's and the buyer's account country is set to Korea. Kedanto's PayPal seller account is a Korean business account, so anyone whose PayPal account country is Korea cannot pay Kedanto through PayPal.

A PayPal account opened in your home country is not affected. The people it does affect are those living in Korea who opened their PayPal account with Korea as the country. Since PayPal is the only method that takes real money on Kedanto as of September 2026, check which country your PayPal account is registered in before you reach checkout.

In what currency does a refund come back, and how much?

On Kedanto's side, the refund is the same dollar amount you paid. Buy the 8,900 won plan for $6.60 and $6.60 goes back. Refund confirmations and refund emails show the dollar amount charged, not won. Refund conditions follow the refund policy: a full refund before the eSIM is installed.

How much arrives in your own currency is again settled at the conversion step. PayPal's US User Agreement says a refund typically goes back to the original payment method. If PayPal converted currency on the original payment, a refund within one day of that payment uses the exchange rate from the time of payment, and a refund after more than one day uses PayPal's rate on the date of the refund (including its spread). So the dollars match exactly, but the figure in your own currency can differ from what you originally paid.

Kedanto's refund policy says the money arrives within 1–3 business days depending on the payment method, and the date your card statement reflects it can depend on your issuer. If you already have your QR code, request a refund through support with your order number.

What should you check before tapping pay?

Three things:

• The dollar figure on the pay button. That number is the charge.
• The email field. We email the link to your QR code to this address, so check it for typos.
• Your PayPal account's country. If it is Korea, the payment will not go through.

Whether your phone can take the eSIM is worth checking before you pay, in checking your phone and carrier lock. If the phone turns out not to work after payment, the refund is only available if the eSIM has not been installed.

How do you read the charge on your card app the next morning?

The next morning, your card app shows a notification: PAYPAL *KEDANTO and an amount in your own currency. Last night the pay button said $6.60.

Lining the two up is simple. The "$6.60 USD" in the "Amount paid" line of your Kedanto order page is everything Kedanto charged. If the notification differs a little from $6.60 multiplied by the rate you saw in the news, the gap comes from the rate PayPal or your card issuer applied and any fee your card adds. Kedanto's side of the story ends at $6.60; your card statement explains the rest.