What is Crypto payment gateway? | Shieldz glossary

Crypto payment gateway

A service that lets a business accept cryptocurrency payments, typically with hosted checkout, invoicing, and webhooks. A non-custodial gateway like Shieldz routes funds to the merchant's own wallet rather than holding a balance.

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Accept a coin: Bitcoin, USDC, USDT, Zcash.

Compare: vs Coinbase Commerce, vs BTCPay Server, vs CryptAPI, vs NOWPayments.

Use cases: For freelancers, For creators, For open-source projects, For online stores.

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