Overview
Chainstack, a global blockchain infrastructure provider, serves developers and crypto-native teams operating across multiple jurisdictions. As their customer base expanded internationally, the company needed a payment solution aligned with the realities of crypto-native businesses – fast, flexible, and borderless.
By integrating NOWPayments, Chainstack enabled seamless cryptocurrency payments for its users while simplifying internal financial operations. The result was measurable business growth, improved customer experience, and faster global scalability.
The Challenge: Supporting Crypto-Native Customers Without Payment Friction
Chainstack’s customer base primarily consists of developers and blockchain teams that hold and transact in digital assets daily. However, traditional payment methods created operational friction.
As explained by Eugene Aseev, Founder and CTO of Chainstack
“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.”
Key challenges included:
- Payment delays in certain regions
- High transaction costs for international payments
- Limited availability of card payments in some jurisdictions
- Inefficient workflows for crypto-native customers
For businesses operating globally, these limitations slowed growth and created unnecessary complexity.
Chainstack needed a payment solution that could:
- Support cryptocurrency-native workflows
- Reduce operational friction
- Enable global payments without geographic barriers
- Maintain financial stability and predictable 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 engineering team integrated the solution using a well-documented REST API that aligned with their existing infrastructure.
Key implementation highlights:
- Integration completed within a few days
- Full end-to-end testing completed within two weeks
- Minimal disruption to existing workflows
- Seamless compatibility with developer-focused infrastructure
This rapid deployment allowed Chainstack to quickly introduce crypto payments to customers without delaying product development.
Key Features That Delivered Immediate Value
After integration, several core capabilities of NOWPayments became critical to Chainstack’s operations and customer experience.
Multi-Currency Support
Customers can pay using the digital assets they already hold including:
- ETH
- USDT
- SOL
- Other cryptocurrencies
This flexibility eliminates the need for manual wallet management or currency conversions.
For crypto-native businesses, this significantly reduces payment friction.
Automatic Conversion and Stable Settlements
NOWPayments enables automatic conversion and settlement in fiat or stablecoins.
This capability provides:
- Predictable revenue recognition
- Reduced exposure to crypto volatility
- Simplified accounting workflows
- Consistent financial reporting
For infrastructure companies operating at scale, financial stability is critical.
Global Accessibility Without Geographic Restrictions
Cryptocurrency payments are inherently borderless, and NOWPayments removes the final barriers to global expansion.
This allows businesses to:
- Serve customers worldwide
- Accept payments from regions with limited banking access
- Scale internationally without payment limitations
Measurable Business Results
After implementing NOWPayments, Chainstack observed clear and quantifiable improvements across key business metrics.
Growth in Transaction Activity
The integration led to measurable increases in payment volume and asset usage:
- +15% growth in native transaction volume
- +57% increase in token diversity
- +89% growth in stablecoin payment volume
These results demonstrate how flexible payment infrastructure can directly impact platform adoption and revenue performance.
Why NOWPayments Was the Right Partner
As noted by Kate Lifshits, CEO of NOWPayments:
“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.”
NOWPayments delivered:
- Fast and developer-friendly integration
- Multi-currency payment flexibility
- Automatic settlement and conversion
- Global payment accessibility
- Operational simplicity at scale
Together, these capabilities enabled Chainstack to support its growing international customer base while maintaining financial stability and operational efficiency.
Conclusion
By integrating NOWPayments, Chainstack transformed its payment infrastructure into a fully crypto-native system capable of supporting global customers without friction.
The partnership demonstrates how modern payment infrastructure can:
- Accelerate international growth
- Reduce operational complexity
- Improve financial predictability
- Enhance customer experience
For businesses operating in the global digital economy, flexible crypto payment infrastructure is no longer optional, it is a competitive advantage.