NOWPayments provides businesses with tools for accepting crypto payments, managing funds, and sending payouts through one platform.
The latest releases bring more flexibility to these processes. Merchants can now offer automatic subscription renewals through ChangeNOW, access new verification-based fee discounts, and manage affiliate rewards with additional payout options. Custody withdrawals and account settings have also received several updates.
These additions give businesses more ways to customize their payment operations and manage everyday tasks directly from their NOWPayments account.
What’s New?
The latest releases cover five main areas: subscription billing, partner pricing, affiliate rewards, custody withdrawals, and account management.
Here is what changed.
Automatic Subscription Renewals Through ChangeNOW
What’s changed:
NOWPayments Subscriptions now support automatic renewals through ChangeNOW, giving merchants another option for managing recurring payments.
Merchants can create a subscription plan directly in their NOWPayments account. The setup includes the merchant name, plan title, billing interval, price, and a configurable grace period. The grace period allows additional payment attempts if a scheduled renewal is unsuccessful.
The plan creation form brings these settings together, allowing businesses to customize recurring billing according to their subscription model.
The subscription plan form lets merchants set the billing interval, price, and grace period.
Once the plan is created, merchants can invite subscribers by email. Customers receive a payment link where they can choose between automatic billing through their ChangeNOW account and a standard one-time wallet payment.
With automatic renewals, customers authorize recurring charges during their first checkout. Future payments are collected from their ChangeNOW balance on the scheduled date, provided sufficient funds are available.
The payment page shows the selected plan, the amount due, and the upcoming renewal date, so customers can review the subscription details before proceeding.
Customers can choose automatic renewals through ChangeNOW or make a one-time wallet payment.
After the customer confirms the payment through ChangeNOW, the invoice displays the successful payment status, the plan details, and the next scheduled charge.
The payment confirmation shows the completed charge and the next renewal date.
Automatic billing supports intervals of 1, 7, 30, 31, or 365 days. Merchants can also use custom billing intervals with standard invoice-based subscriptions.
Additional updates include automatic merchant name filling, success and cancellation redirect URLs, and faster invoice creation. ChangeNOW PRO subscription transfers are subject to the applicable service fee.
Why it matters:
Automatic renewals offer a convenient payment experience for subscription businesses and their customers. Once authorized, recurring charges can be collected according to the billing schedule without requiring customers to complete checkout each time.
Merchants can also customize billing settings and use grace periods to give subscribers additional time to complete a renewal.
New Discounts for KYC and KYB Verification
What’s changed:
NOWPayments has introduced new service fee discounts for verified partners:
- KYC: 0.1 percentage point discount for one month after approval
- KYB: 0.4 percentage point discount for three months after confirmation
Discounts remain active while verification is approved. Partners receive email notifications about fee changes and upcoming discount expiration.
Minimum service fees for single-currency payments also depend on account type:
- Individual: From 0.6%
- Business: From 0.5%
- Enterprise: From 0.3%
Enterprise rates are available to eligible partners individually. See the NOWPayments pricing page for more details.
Merchants can start accepting crypto payments without KYC. The Account verifications section explains when verification is needed and shows the current status. More information is available in our KYC and AML guide.
Partners can complete verification under Account Settings → Profile info to access lower fees, fiat services, and account recovery options.
Why it matters:
Verified partners can benefit from lower processing fees, while convenient dashboard access makes verification and additional account features easier to manage.
More Flexible Affiliate Reward Requests
What’s changed:
The NOWPayments Affiliate Program now offers more ways to manage referrals and request rewards directly from the dashboard.
Partners can activate their referral link and choose between two payout options:
- Crypto wallet: Minimum $50
- ChangeNOW PRO account: Minimum $10
Affiliates can enter their payout details, save a preferred method for future requests, and receive email confirmation. Payouts continue to be processed manually.
Why it matters:
Affiliates can manage referrals and request rewards in one place. The lower ChangeNOW PRO payout threshold and saved payment details make repeat requests more convenient.
Withdrawal Fee Previews in Custody
What’s changed:
The NOWPayments Custody withdrawal form now shows available amounts with network fees taken into account.
- Sender pays: Displays the full withdrawal amount
- Recipient pays: Shows the estimated amount after network fees
Merchants can switch fee settings directly in the withdrawal form. Notifications also appear if funds are insufficient to cover fees or fee estimates are unavailable.
Why it matters:
Merchants can review withdrawal amounts, estimated network fees, and payment settings in one place before confirming a transaction.
Payment and Account Improvements
What’s changed:
NOWPayments has introduced several updates to payment details and account management.
Network labels in payment details
Payment Details now shows blockchain networks alongside tokens and fees, such as TRX for USDT on TRON.
More flexible custody top-ups
Merchants can now select their preferred currency from the Balance for debit dropdown, even when their main custody balance is empty. For more details about managing balances, see our guide to NOWPayments Custody.
Support chat history
Support conversations are now linked to the account email, keeping chat history accessible across sessions, including for multi-user accounts.
Additional API protection
New rate limits protect against repeated failed authentication attempts without affecting successful requests.
Why it matters:
These updates give merchants clearer payment details, more flexible balance management, convenient access to support history, and additional API protection.
Benefits of the New Updates
The latest NOWPayments features give partners more options for managing payments, balances, and account settings.
The main benefits include:
- Automatic subscription renewals through ChangeNOW
- Customizable billing schedules and grace periods
- Additional service fee discounts for verified partners
- More affiliate reward payout options
- Saved payout preferences for future requests
- Network fee estimates during custody withdrawals
- More flexibility when managing custody balances
- Clearer payment details and convenient account tools
Merchants can manage more of these activities directly in their NOWPayments dashboard, with additional options for configuring payments and payouts around their business requirements.
Conclusion
NOWPayments continues to expand its payment and account management capabilities to give businesses more flexibility in their daily operations.
Automatic subscription renewals, new verification discounts, additional affiliate payout options, and custody improvements provide merchants with more ways to manage recurring payments, processing costs, and balances.
Businesses can explore these features in their NOWPayments account and choose the options that best fit their payment workflows.