A customer can choose a product, reach checkout, and start a payment but still leave before the purchase is complete. For e-commerce businesses, the payment step can become a conversion problem of its own. NOWPayments has published a new column on Cryptopolitan, The 22% Sales Boost Hiding in Your Crypto Checkout, written by Kate Lifshits, … Read more
Stablecoins now play a central role in crypto payments, cross border settlements, trading, and treasury operations. In the European Union, their use is governed by the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation, or MiCA, which sets common rules for crypto assets across all member states. USDC is widely used by businesses, exchanges, and payment providers, but … Read more
In this article, you’ll learn: Every day, internet requests fetch pages, call APIs, download files, and access cloud services. Until now, they could not natively handle payment. That gap matters more as AI agents begin working independently. They can research, use tools, and access digital services, but traditional checkout flows still expect a human to … Read more
Most businesses that accept crypto payments operate without reliable benchmarks. They don’t know how large a single transaction should be, which currencies their customers prefer, or whether their payment infrastructure is built for the volume that actually arrives. Every integration decision is a gamble. At NOWPayments, we process millions of dollars in crypto transactions each … Read more
Before we move on to regulatory information, let us observe the main questions you may be interested in. Is USDT compliant with MiCA? Not really, at least not in the formal sense. MiCA has clear requirements for e-money tokens (EMTs) and asset-referenced tokens (ARTs). Tether hasn’t gone through that process the way Circle has with … Read more
The importance of quick transactions for monetary transactions is growing. With the proliferation of digital currency, consumers have come to anticipate quick and easy transactions. Longer processing times for payments could lead to longer wait times, more costs, and worse user satisfaction. This necessitates immediate action from both corporations and consumers. In order for Bitcoin … Read more