That's interesting. I tried for News Break, and I was refused for being South African. I do, however, receive money from Ko-fi all the time. I also had a Stripe account when I was living in London and flew to the UK last year (thanks to my sister's generosity).

I was able to fix up my Stripe account and my UK account and am now paid.

However, I'm moving back to the EU in two days, so that falls away.