Find a way to take bitcoin that fits how you sell and where you are. Every option is checked against the provider’s own pages, with the date we checked.
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3 ways to take bitcoin in person that work in any country
In order of setup: quickest first, then no technical work, then built into what you may already use, then A to Z. No one pays to be listed or for their place.
Outside the five regions we show only the options that work in any country. If your country is in one of the regions, choose it above for more.
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Coinsnap
A hosted bitcoin payment service with plugins for many web shops and a browser POS, sending each payment straight to your own Lightning wallet for a 1% fee.
Setup
Minutes · ID check depends on how you use it
Fees
1% per payment
You get paid in
Bitcoin or local money, your choice
Who holds the money
Payments go to your own wallet
Where
Anywhere
Details and sources
How it works
Browser-based Bitcoin Point of Sale on any phone, tablet or laptop (keypad or product selection, QR code). Coinsnap wallet app for Android (APK) and iOS beta.
Setting up
Sign-up needs an email address and a Lightning wallet, under three minutes if you already have a wallet. No merchant ID check stated. Euro payout partners require KYC (Bringin: ID and utility bill).
All fees as published
1% per transaction. New users get a 5 EUR welcome bonus (plus up to 5 EUR more with a partner code). Euro payout via DFX: 1.2% total (1% Coinsnap + 0.2% DFX bank payout) plus a 1% DFX conversion spread. Bringin: 1% conversion plus 1% bank withdrawal fee.
Getting paid
Bitcoin straight to your own Lightning or on-chain wallet, or a connected BTCPay Server. Optional EUR to your bank via DFX or Bringin.
Limits
Max 1,000 EUR per payment. Bringin payout: min 11,000 sats, max 3,000 EUR per payment, 10,000 EUR monthly withdrawal (more with extra KYC).
Hardware
none needed (any device with a web browser)
Countries
No country list in the terms. Not for use where prohibited by law or in breach of sanctions. Euro bank payout only via partners DFX or Bringin (SEPA). Bringin is for personal accounts only, not companies.
Not confirmed
Shopify works through a manual setup, not a Shopify App Store app.
A paid subscription tool for bitcoin invoices, payment links, a branded checkout and a phone POS, with payments going straight to the wallet or account you connect.
Setup
Minutes · ID check depends on how you use it
Fees
$25 a month or $240 a year. Then 0% on invoices, payment links and point of sale; 1% (capped at $15) on WooCommerce and API
You get paid in
Bitcoin or local money, your choice
Who holds the money
Your own wallet, or an account the provider holds
Where
Anywhere except sanctioned countries
Details and sources
How it works
Point of Sale virtual terminal: enter the amount on a phone or tablet and hand it to the customer to pay with bitcoin or card.
Setting up
Zaprite sign-up needs only an email address. You connect your own wallet (xpub, or a Lightning node such as LND or LNbits) or an account at a provider such as Strike, Zebedee or Stripe, which may run its own identity checks.
All fees as published
$25/month or $240/year, 30-day free trial. No transaction fee on invoices, payment requests, payment links or POS. Transaction fees: event tickets 1% + $3, API 1%, WooCommerce plugin 1%, capped at US$15.00 per transaction. Monthly plan includes $25 of transaction fees, annual includes $300 per year.
Getting paid
Bitcoin to your own wallet. Zaprite does not convert bitcoin to fiat itself, but you can connect accounts (for example Strike) that convert, and take card or fiat payments via Stripe or Square.
Hardware
none needed (phone or tablet)
Countries
No country list published. Terms bar users located in, or controlled from, OFAC-sanctioned countries. Company based in Austin, Texas, USA.
Free, open-source software that takes bitcoin payments straight into your own wallet, with no processing fees and no middleman, run on your own server or on a third-party host.
Setup
A few hours · needs technical work · No ID check
Fees
0%, only bitcoin network fees
You get paid in
You receive bitcoin
Who holds the money
Payments go to your own wallet
Where
Anywhere
Details and sources
How it works
Built-in Point of Sale app that runs in the browser on any phone or tablet: keypad (Light) view, product list or cart view, with tips.
Setting up
Self-host on a cloud server or hardware, or use a shared third-party host if not tech savvy. Docs warn third-party hosts are a trust and privacy risk and a real host never asks for your private key. WooCommerce plugin needs PHP 8.0 or newer and BTCPay 1.3.0 or later. WooCommerce plugin page states 'No middlemen or KYC'.
All fees as published
0% processing fees ('Start Accepting Bitcoin Payments With 0% Fees & No Third-party'). Only normal bitcoin network fees. Third-party hosts may charge their own fees (unverified).
Getting paid
Payments go directly to your own wallet. No built-in fiat conversion confirmed on BTCPay pages (unverified).
Hardware
none needed (POS runs in any web browser; hardware wallet support optional)
Countries
Self-hosted open-source software with no merchant country restriction stated. Third-party hosts are listed in the BTCPay Server Directory (directory.btcpayserver.org, could not be opened, unverified).
Not confirmed
The BTCPay Server host directory could not be opened (certificate error).
No built-in conversion to local currency on BTCPay pages. Conversion needs a connected service such as Strike.
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Your path to taking bitcoin
Decide: keep it or convert itKeep the bitcoin, or have it paid out as your local money. Most options above can do either.
Set it upPick an option that fits how you sell, and set it up at your counter, checkout or invoices.
Test a small payment and a refundPay yourself a few cents, then refund it, so you and your staff know how both work.
Get foundAdd your business to Saturday Bitcoin, or claim your listing, so Bitcoiners can find you.
