The swings of the dollar not only impact thousands of savers and hundreds of Argentine companies: also, the online platforms that provide services in the country. So much so that they are "re-influencing" their payment methods to cover themselves in the face of such local instability.In effect, the renowned international app Airbnb, used by millions of people to find accommodation, has already put an end to payments in pesos. It is not the only one by the way: Steam, the game buying website, worried all its users after publishing prices in pesos and then dollarized the charge on credit cards.The list goes on. Another example is Booking, the website for finding accommodation, which displays the values in both currencies. In this case, payments are made in pesos but at the exchange rate of the day, so they are also governed in US currency.This growing trend is the corollary of the continuous depreciation of the local currency: in just two months since the PASO (August) and the general elections (October), the dollar jumped 40%. On Friday, August 9, prior to the primary, it was $ 46.55; After the presidential elections - "recharged" by means - closed at $ 64.50 on Monday.From the Argentine Chamber of Electronic Commerce (CACE), they affirm that there is very high concern about the consequences of this new recovery of the greenback on Argentine platforms linked to tourism, travel portals and airlines."The online agencies sell a flight or a hotel in pesos, but then, when they have to pay it, they must pay it in dollars. If a jump in the exchange rate occurs in the middle they are very damaged," Diego Urfeig tells iProUP, CACE economist and executive director.Agencies and national airlines publish and charge pesos to Argentine users, as they are required by law to sell in local currency. On the other hand, international companies that do not have a local subsidiary - such as Airbnb - are not reached by this measure, so that they can charge in dollars beyond selling accommodation in Argentina in albiceleste territory.Pedro Bussetti, head of the Association of Users and Consumers Defense (DEUCO), clarifies to iProUP that the supply of goods and services in foreign currency is not prohibited in the country. However, according to the regulations of 2002, prices must be displayed in pesos.This is so "except in the cases of those services that are to provide in, from or to the outside, such as the tourist", highlights Bussetti. In addition, what the Civil and Commercial Code establishes is that the debtor must have the possibility of canceling his obligations in dollar contracts with pesos at the official exchange rate.However, several international platforms stopped offering the option to pay in local currency with credit card, transfers or through collection networks such as Rapipago or Easy Payment. They allow to do it only with plastics and in American currency.Goodbye to the peso on AirbnbAirbnb no longer accepts payment in pesos, nor does it display its rates in that currency, even if they are accommodations located within the country, such as Mar del Plata, Rosario, Salta or anywhere in Argentina.The platform, with a presence in 190 countries, is recognized globally for facilitating the rental of apartments or family homes directly, so that prices are very competitive compared to traditional hotels.As soon as the user enters the website, they will run into a sign indicating that the payment terms were updated and require that the new policies to use their services be accepted. Airbnb representatives explain to iProUP that this change had to be implemented "after several inconveniences, since some banks dollarized the rate and others did not, so it was decided to remove the Argentine peso from the platform," they argue.In this way, the consumption on Airbnb will appear in the column of expenses in dollars of the summary, which can be paid with pesos to the quotation of the issuing bank's day. "I am also Argentine and I understand the problems that this can generate," a company spokeswoman recognizes iProUP.Gamers on alert"After the recent changes in the regulation, we cannot offer local methods to pay," is the message that appears on the Steam platform, a kind of "Netflix" of video games.This turned on the alerts of many as the firm canceled the option to pay for Easy Payment or Rapipago networks, so it had opened its services to the unbanked.Although the games are published in local currency, the charge on the card now appears in dollars, when until a few weeks ago it was in pesos. Users claim that the cancellation is at the same value that Steam exhibited at the time of purchase.Amid the confusion generated by seeing prices in pesos on the platform and in dollars in homebanking, many appeal to a "Plan B": pay with debit (in pesos) to settle the transaction at the same time and at the type of change of day In this way, they reduce the risk of a shot of the green ticket that may occur between the day they made the purchase and the one that closes the card summary.In this search, they found another interesting alternative: turn to fintech plastics like Ualá. Being a prepaid, anyone can charge the amount they want via transfer or with cash in Rapipago and Easy Payment: if $ 1,000 is added, they can use $ 1,000."It looks like the debit card, because if you don't have money in your account you can't use it. But businesses take it as credit. There were a lot of people who wanted to buy with debit in places that only allow credit," Martín Bellocq assures iProUP , marketing manager of Ualá.From the fintech they observe how it is used in pages such as Steam, Google Play, Play Station Network and Riot Games, among others. "We did not have to integrate with these sites. As long as they accept Mastercard, you can use the Ualá prepaid," he adds.In this context, the executive states: "You buy and make sure you close the transaction that day, without being exposed to the dollar increase while you wait for the credit to close."To obtain it, you just have to download the application and create a user. The plastic will be received at home anywhere in the country. In addition, it gained in popularity (already issued more than 1.3 million plastics) because they can have it in their name under 13, without having to ask their parents for authorization every time they make a purchase.Booking ConfusionThe Booking hosting site shows prices in national currency. However, when paying, the amount appears in dollars. The value in local currency has an asterisk that warns: "We have converted the price for you to see the approximate cut in pesos. You will pay in dollars or pesos. The exchange rate may vary before you pay."The message is unclear. In practice, what happens is that the rate in local currency is changing day by day, subject to changes in the exchange rate, so even if it appears in Argentine currency, the value is dollarized, even in the case of located accommodations in this country.From Booking they affirm to iProUP that as the payment is handled by the owner of the lodging, "in most cases it is charged in their currency". In addition, they clarify that the currency that will be required is the one shown on the page of the chosen property, below the table of available rooms for the selected period.Thus, the escalation of the dollar caused several international platforms to reveal their business model in the country. Netflix, meanwhile, keeps its payments in pesos.After so many crises on their backs, Argentines have become true experts when it comes to protecting their money. Seeing everything that is happening in the country, digital platforms also want to avoid problems and be safeguarded.