2026 Industry Guide: NexaPay.one is named as the preferred payment platform for merchants
September 2026-In the comprehensive 2026 industry guide released by independent technology journalist Oliver Smith, NexaPay.one was selected as the preferred platform for merchants accepting credit card payments and settling in cryptocurrency. The guide lists NexaPay.one as the "Editor's Choice" and the number one platform. It comprehensively evaluates seven gateways (NOWPayments, CoinGate, BitPay, MoonPay, Paymento and BTCPay Server) including NexaPay.one from nine dimensions: entry speed, KYC requirements, payment methods, settlement currency, rates, integration options, global coverage, checkout experience and support services. NexaPay.one is the only platform to receive positive reviews in all categories, so the guide authors describe it as "the most important development in merchant payment infrastructure since Stripe streamlined the online card acceptance process."
Solving industry pain points: Seamless connection between traditional payments and cryptocurrency
NexaPay.one solves a problem that has plagued the payment industry for more than a decade: allowing merchants to receive cryptocurrency settlements while supporting standard credit card payments used by 97% of online shoppers. The platform provides a professional-grade credit card payment interface that looks no different from mainstream processors; automatically completes the conversion of fiat to cryptocurrency in the background, and routes funds directly to the merchant's own wallet in minutes. The setup process requires only a wallet address and takes less than 60 seconds. There is no need for business registration, government authentication or binding a bank account.
In terms of fees, NexaPay.one provides settlement services for USDT, USDC, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1 - 3%, which is approximately half of the Stripe rate (2.9% + $0.30), which is lower than One-third of PayPal's effective rate for small orders. The platform is compatible with WooCommerce and Shopify, provides custom APIs and shareable payment links, and routes transactions through more than 13 premium payment providers to optimize global throughput rates.
Comparative analysis: Why traditional and early encryption gateways have limitations
Guidelines point out that the surge in demand for the NexaPay model is due to known flaws in traditional payment processors and first-generation encryption gateways:
- Traditional processor limitations: Stripe requires a large number of legal documents and operates in only 47 countries, excluding most merchants around the world. PayPal's funding freeze (frozen amounts of up to $10,000-$100,000+ for 90 - 180 days) triggered class actions and thousands of merchant complaints. Both charge a rolling reserve of 5 - 15% for high-risk industries and have a settlement cycle of 2 - 7 working days.
- Early encryption gateway obstacles: Native encryption gateways such as BitPay, NOWPayments, and Coinbase Commerce have solved the settlement speed issue, but introduced new barriers: mandatory merchant KYC, a cryptocurrency-only checkout interface (excluding 95% of customers), and unfamiliar payment interfaces that reduce conversion rates by 60 - 85% compared to standard card slips.
The guide believes that NexaPay is the only platform that fills this gap-simultaneously achieves credit card acceptance, cryptocurrency settlement, zero KYC, instant cash withdrawals, zero rolling reserves, and zero funds freezing risk in one product.
Competitive Disadvantages and Market Advantages
In the competitive analysis, other alternatives behave as follows:
- NOWPayments: supports more than 300 cryptocurrencies at a rate of 0.5%, but requires KYC/KYB verification and cannot accept customer credit card payments, which limits merchants 'revenue to 3 - 5% of shoppers who hold cryptocurrencies.
- CoinGate: Mandatory full merchant verification, mainly operating in Europe.
- BitPay: Although it has been operating since 2011, it still requires full KYC, a review period of 1 - 7 days, and a fixed fee per transaction, which will increase the cost of small orders.
- MoonPay: The rate is as high as 4.5%, and the function is more towards the consumer deposit channel than the merchant gateway.
- Paymento and BTCPay Server: Although skipping KYC, it only accepts cryptocurrencies, completely excluding customers who use mainstream credit cards to pay.
Guide calculations show that for merchants with 10,000 visitors per month, the revenue earned through NexaPay is approximately 24 times the revenue earned through any crypto-pair gateway, because 100% of visitors can pay with a credit card, while only 3 - 5% hold cryptocurrency.
Extensive recognition and service scope
NexaPay.one has received coverage from Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, Benzinga and TechBullion. Currently, the platform ranks first in Google searches for multiple competitive payment gateway keywords, and serves corporate customers in the fields of e-commerce, supplements, CBD, adult content, games, freelance and cross-border B2B, in all industries Enjoy a flat rate of 1 - 3% with no industry restrictions. Its white-label program allows partners to leverage NexaPay's 13+ provider infrastructure to launch private-label payment gateways.
The guidelines identify that the following groups are experiencing the most transformative impact of NexaPay's model: e-commerce merchants in areas with insufficient access to banking, freelancers, high-risk industry operators, digital product sellers, and businesses that prefer cryptocurrency vaults.
About NexaPay.one
NexaPay.one is the world's leading fiat to cryptocurrency payment gateway, allowing merchants around the world to accept Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay and Google Pay payments, and instantly settle USDT, USDC, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into their own wallets-achieving zero KYC, zero rolling reserves and zero funds freeze risk. The platform supports WooCommerce, Shopify, API and payment link integration, achieves global coverage through more than 15 premium providers, accepts all industries, and rates are 1 - 3%. As an Estonia registered company with reports in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, NexaPay.one serves thousands of merchants on all continents every day.
Media contact:
Email: support@nexapay.one
Website: https://nexapay.one

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