# Bolt Payments

> Implement Bolt Payments as your payment facilitator with consolidated reporting and settlement.

Source: https://help.boltapp.com/products/payments

**Bolt Payments** is an all-in-one payment solution for major card brands and alternative payment methods, with simplified reporting, reconciliation, settlement, and fee structures.

## Who this is for [#who-this-is-for]

US-based merchants who want Bolt to act as payment facilitator instead of maintaining a separate PSP relationship.

## Payment models [#payment-models]

Bolt offers two models:

* **Bolt Payments**: Bolt supports card brands and APMs, handles PSP and acquiring relationships, and provides consolidated reporting and settlement.
* **Payment gateway**: You keep your PSP relationship. Bolt transmits transaction data for processing. See [payment processors](https://help.boltapp.com/integrations/payment-processors/).

## Key benefits [#key-benefits]

* Support for 30+ currencies and major APMs (Affirm, Afterpay, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, PayPal, Sezzle, and more)
* PCI Level 1 compliance with tokenized payment data
* Consolidated reporting and fee deduction at time of sale
* Optional [Fraud Protection](/products/add-ons/fraud-protection) with chargeback guarantee

<Warning>
  Bolt Payments is available for merchants with US-based accounts.
</Warning>

## Platform support [#platform-support]

| Product             | Supported |
| ------------------- | --------- |
| Bolt Checkout       | Yes       |
| Embeddable Checkout | No        |
| Checkout Everywhere | No        |

## Get started [#get-started]

| Task                        | Link                                                                             |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Setup guide                 | [Bolt Pay setup](https://help.boltapp.com/add-ons/bolt-payments/bolt-pay-setup/) |
| Alternative payment methods | [APM integrations](https://help.boltapp.com/integrations/alternative-payments/)  |
| Financials                  | [Statements and settlements](https://help.boltapp.com/financials/)               |
| Processor comparison        | [Payment processors](https://help.boltapp.com/integrations/payment-processors/)  |

## Related [#related]

* [Bolt Checkout](/products/checkout)
* [Fraud Protection](/products/add-ons/fraud-protection)
* [Payout schedule](https://help.boltapp.com/financials/payout-schedule/)