BECOMING A BITCOIN MERCHANT
Become a Global Bitcoin Merchant

Bitcoin payments can be integrated through:
- hosting a BTCPay server
- a third party payment processor
Benefits of accepting bitcoin:
- global reach
- save on fees
- no charge backs
- collect less customer personal info
- safer than physically holding cash
Benefits of accepting Lightning payments:
- Designed for coffee payments
- save on more fees
- instant and secure transactions
- more private than bitcoin payments
BTCPay: Self-Hosted Server

Supports Bitcoin only code to reduce attack surface of altcoins.

Supports Lightning payments.

- If you are not tech savvy consider hiring a developer to setup BTCPay.
- Enable Lightning payments.
- Disable all altcoin payment options. They are unprofessional and confusing.
- More BTCPay Video Guides
3rd Party Payment Processors

Supports Bitcoin only code to reduce attack surface of altcoins.

Supports Lightning payments.

Lists altcoins. Poses security risk.

- Enable Bitcoin Lightning payments.
- Disable all altcoin payment options. They are unprofessional and confusing.
Simple Method: Static Bitcoin Address
- Provide a bitcoin address generated from your wallet. Users can send bitcoin to the address.
Example: 35JZ72myPm2HUNLHq2ozA6Z2dvbmSCFV3W - Provide a bitcoin address in QR-code format. The receiver can use a barcode scanner like on a smartphone to scan it to autofill in the bitcoin address and/or amount requested.
Example:

- Not recommended for professional / business use. Address re-use is bad for sender & receiver privacy.