NOWPayments.

A cryptocurrency payment gateway for online merchants, launched by the team behind ChangeNOW

Stablecoin rails

Last updated 27 Oct 2026

Website

Founded2019

StatusPrivate

LeadershipKate LifshitsCommercial Director

Main marketsGlobal

01At a glance.

Every figure has a date and a source

350+ cryptocurrenciesSupported assets¹Including more than 30 stablecoins · Oct 2026

From 1%Merchant service fee²Single-currency payments; up to 1.5% with conversion, from 0.3% for eligible partners · Oct 2026

0%Payout fee²Withdrawals and mass payouts; blockchain network fees pass through at cost · Oct 2026

SaaS and e-commerce, 55.54%Largest client segments¹Share of classified partners, Jan. 16-July 16, 2026; company data · Oct 2026

02About.

NOWPayments is a cryptocurrency payment gateway that lets online businesses accept payments in more than 350 cryptocurrencies, including over 30 stablecoins, and send mass payouts. It was founded in 2019 by the team behind ChangeNOW, the exchange service that powers its automatic conversions. Its standard service fee is from 1% for single-currency payments and up to 1.5% for multi-currency payments and automatic conversions, with no service fee on withdrawals or mass payouts. The operator named on its website is FD Transfers LLC, incorporated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with a postal address in Tallinn, Estonia. SaaS and web services and e-commerce marketplaces made up 55.54% of its classified partners from Jan. 16 to July 16, 2026, the company said.

03Timeline.

Key events, newest first

Oct 2026Commercial Director Kate Lifshits sets out the case for provider-owned payment support³Milestone

Oct 2026Reports SaaS and e-commerce at 55.54% of its classified partners in the first half of 2026¹Milestone

Sept 2026Publishes six months of payout benchmarks across TRON, BNB Smart Chain, Solana, Bitcoin and Ethereum⁴Milestone

Jul 2026Launches zero-fee, email-based cryptocurrency payouts for businesses⁵Launch

04Brands.

Payment gateway and APIStablecoin railsAccept cryptocurrency payments through an API, invoices, widgets, buttons and e-commerce plugins

Mass payoutsStablecoin railsBatch payouts in cryptocurrency, with no NOWPayments service fee

CustodyStablecoin railsHolds merchant balances, credited off-chain with no payout network fee between custody accounts

Fiat on- and off-rampStablecoin railsCard and bank payments and payouts through licensed fiat partners