An Online Merchant’s Guide to Cryptocurrency Payment Gateways

Since its inception 25 years ago, eCommerce has transformed, and merchants now have a multitude of ways to process payments – and that includes cryptocurrency payments.  A cryptocurrency payment gateway is a straightforward way for merchants to process cryptocurrency transactions. It’s an application that connects a merchant’s online marketplace (through a personal website or other digital sales channel like a social media page) to the customer’s cryptocurrency account to approve or deny a purchase.  This seems straightforward enough, but what goes on behind the scenes of this approval or denial?…

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Online Cryptocurrency Payment Processing: How Your Money Gets To You

From the ease of transportation in cars, planes, and trains to the colorful world of television or pre-packaged meals, so many previously inaccessible or unreachable things are now within our reach. Almost everyone can now hop in their cars (some of which are fully electric), drive to the nearest coffee shop, touch their phone to the screen, and begin working on their newest online project or business. And of every modern invention that propels the world forward, perhaps the internet is the most innovative. It allows everyone, no matter where…

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How to Receive Bitcoin and Altcoin Payments with CoinPayments

CoinPayments is the number one payment processing platform for online businesses or anyone wishing to adopt cryptocurrencies for their ease of access and worldwide flexibility. Although getting started with CoinPayments is easy, many users aren’t quite sure how they can quickly start receiving Bitcoin and altcoin payments. Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of how to receive Bitcoin and altcoin payments by connecting your eCommerce site to the CoinPayments platform. Create a CoinPayments Account The first step is to create a CoinPayments account, which any business owner can do by…

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5 Different Ways to Accept Payments Online

Online business owners have to decide one key thing before they start taking orders from their customers: how they will accept digital payments. Unlike with a retail store POS system, you can’t take cash from your customers. Even if they were to mail it to you, it would take too long for the payment to arrive and would be subject to several downsides, like the possibility of theft or underpayments. However, online commerce has come a long way since it was first invented. Today, let’s break down five different ways…

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