Overview
Chainstack is a global blockchain infrastructure provider for developers and crypto-native teams in several jurisdictions. As the company’s customer base grew globally, they were looking for a payment system that could deliver the demands of crypto-native enterprises, which are to be fast, flexible, and borderless.
Chainstack has partnered with NOWPayments to enable its customers to conduct seamless digital asset payments as well as optimize their internal finance operations. The impact was clear: bigger enterprises, improved customer experiences, and faster scalability internationally.
The Challenge: Supporting Crypto-Native Customers Without Payment Friction
Chainstack’s customer base is mostly composed of developers and blockchain teams who utilize and trade digital assets on a day-to-day basis. Old payment systems brought operational friction.
The founder and CTO of Chainstack, Eugene Aseev said the following:
“The majority of our customers are developers and crypto-native teams who hold and transact in digital assets daily. Forcing them through traditional credit card flows created unnecessary friction, especially for teams operating across jurisdictions where card payments are slow, costly, or simply unavailable.”
Major barriers included:
- Late payments in some locations
- High cost of international payment transfers
- Some jurisdictions have limited availability of card payments
- Poor process for crypto-native users
These restrictions hindered the success of multinational corporations and added unnecessary complexity.
Chainstack needed a payment solution that would:
- Enable crypto-native workflows
- Reduce operating friction
- Global payments are powered with no limits
- Provide financial stability and dependable settlements
The Solution: Integrating a Developer-Friendly Crypto Payment Infrastructure
Chainstack selected NOWPayments due to its developer-first infrastructure and flexible payment capabilities.
The integration process was fast and efficient.
Fast and Simple Integration
The technical team developed the solution with a clear REST API that tied into their existing infrastructure.
Key elements of the implementation:
- Integration of days
- 2 weeks to full end-to-end testing
- Minimal disruption to existing workflows
- Seamless developer-first infrastructure compliance
The speed of deployment means Chainstack can fast-track the onboarding of crypto payments to clients, without holding down product development.
Key Features That Delivered Immediate Value
After integration, several of NOWPayments’ core features were critical to Chainstack’s business and customer experience.
Multi-Currency Support
Customers can pay using digital assets they already have, for example:
- USDT
- ETH
- SOL
- Others
This flexibility means no more managing your wallet or conversions manually. It removes a lot of the frictions around payments for crypto-native companies.
Automatic Conversion and Stable Settlements
NOWPayments provides automatic conversion and settlement in fiat or stablecoins.
This feature gives you the following:
- Steady cash flow creation
- Reduced danger of volatility of cryptocurrency
- Basic accounting procedures
- Precise financial reporting
It is necessary for large-scale infrastructure businesses to be financially stable.
Global Accessibility Without Geographic Restrictions
Cryptocurrency payments are truly beyond borders. NOWPayments removes the remaining barriers to going global.
This allows businesses to:
- Internationally serve clients
- Collect payments from places with limited access to banks
- Remove payment barriers and scale globally
Business Results that Matter
The adoption of NOWPayments brought a direct and demonstrable effect to the major business metrics of Chainstack.
Growth in Transaction Activity
The integration brought real benefits in payment volume and asset utilization:
- +15% growth in native transaction volume
- +57% growth in token variety
- +89% growth in stablecoin payment volume
This data demonstrates how flexible payment infrastructure has a direct impact on platform adoption and revenue success.
Why NOWPayments Was the Right Partner
Kate Lifshits, CEO of NOWPayments notes:
“For infrastructure providers like Chainstack, payments are not just a financial function — they are part of the core product experience. Our goal was to deliver a payment solution that is reliable, globally accessible, and easy to scale alongside their rapidly growing customer base.”
Powered by NOWPayments:
- Fast, developer-friendly implementation
- Multi-currency payment flexibility
- Automatic conversion & clearance
- Available for worldwide payment
- Simple operations at scale
These traits together enabled Chainstack to continue to service its growing global customer base while maintaining financial stability and operational efficiency.
Conclusion
NOWPayments integration enabled Chainstack to transform its payment infrastructure into a fully crypto-native solution, capable of onboarding customers globally with ease.
The collaboration demonstrates how current payment technologies can:
- Drive to expand internationally
- Reduce operational complexity
- Better insight into your finances
- Enhance the customer experience
In the global digital economy, adaptable crypto payment infrastructure is not just optional but a competitive advantage.