Solution category
Wallet-based acceptance
Accepting payments directly into a merchant wallet app, via a static address, an in-wallet request, or a point-of-sale mode, with no dedicated acceptance platform. The simplest possible path, and the one most merchants actually start with.
Wallet-based acceptance solutions we've reviewed
These solutions share the same commitment shape. We evaluate each the same way, with no ranking and every unknown visible.
Blink
Blink is a polished custodial Lightning wallet with a genuinely easy merchant Cash Register, but its own FAQ excludes US and Puerto Rico merchants, so for our audience it is not usable today.
- Custody
- Provider-custodied
- Bank settlement
- No
Zeus
Zeus is a self-custodial Lightning wallet and node-control app with a point-of-sale mode: you hold the keys, and how much you operate depends on whether you point it at your own node or use its embedded one.
- Custody
- Merchant-controlled
- Bank settlement
- No
Is this the right kind of solution for you?
Category is about commitment, not quality. Compare it against the other five kinds on the Payment Solutions hub, or answer a few need-based questions in the Decision Center to see which shape fits your business.
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