The number of companies across the world receiving cryptocurrency as payment for goods and services grows every year, and so does the demand for payment processors. CoinFox picks up 5 promising regional platforms.

The selected providers have such common features as API for developers and a wide range of plug-ins for integration with existing commercial software. Moreover, the mobile version and the multi-user option may allow you to accept bitcoin being a taxi driver or trading at a marketplace.

BitPay

Geography: United States

Features:

the ability to accept payment in bitcoins on iOS and Android smartphones/tablets using the application

the multi-user option

can be integrated into numerous POS and e-commerce software

easy to integrate into a shop site

zero transaction fees for the first 30 days.

GoCoin

Geography: United States

Features:

accepts bitcoin, litecoin, dogecoin

can be integrated into numerous POS and e-commerce software

lower fees for merchants conducting a higher volume of transactions

Cryptopay

Geography: Europe

Features:

prints a QR-code for the customer to scan with their smartphone

easy to install payment buttons on a website

API available for programming languages Ruby, Node.js, PHP, C# and Python

fees charged on withdrawal, not on a transaction

BitPagos

Geography: Latin America

Features:

one tool to process payments both in fiat money from plastic cards and in bitcoin

easy to install payment buttons on a website

offers a special app BitBookings for hotels and restaurants, available for desktops, smartphones and tablets

Coinify

Geography: Europe

Features:

supports 17 digital currencies

available for computers, smartphones and tablets

for safety reasons, payments in fiat currency are converted to a digital currency such as bitcoin, and the customer can pay using any wallet of their choice; Coinify locks in the exchange rate, and the following business day the money will be sent to the seller's or bank account

the payment arrives at the seller's account on the next business day after the transaction

zero commission for individual entrepreneurs and growing businesses.

And one non-competitive nomination for a very well known worldwide bitcoin service, which is only represented by an API.

Blockchain

Geography: Worldwide

Features:

the system is reduced to the API allowing to receive payments from a web site to a bitcoin wallet; suitable for those who do not need instant conversion of bitcoins into fiat currencies

no registration, no fees.

Lyudmila Brus