Stripe
Stablecoin checkout and financial-account capabilities inside a familiar payments platform.
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BitPay
Crypto checkout, email invoicing, and payout tools with fiat-settlement options.
Source checkedJuly 24, 2026
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Where it belongs in the decision.
A practical comparison point for businesses that want broad crypto acceptance without necessarily holding the received assets.
Officially described capabilities
What the product is built to do.
- 01Online checkout
- 02Email billing
- 03Fiat settlement
- 04Crypto payouts
Settlement
What happens to the value.
Businesses can accept supported assets and choose fiat settlement options.
Custody posture
Who controls the asset.
Merchant flows can be configured without directly holding customer-paid crypto.
Watch closely
Questions the sales page cannot settle for you.
- Supported assets, platforms, geographic coverage, and fees change.
- Broad crypto support may be unnecessary for a stablecoin-only business case.
- Which exact legal entity, license, contract, support process, and data terms would apply to your business?
- How will this provider connect to your approval, reconciliation, incident, and offboarding procedures?
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