Get started with crypto payments

Crypto payments let shoppers choose Pay with crypto at checkout and pay from an exchange or wallet. You receive USDC or USDT on Base or Solana. Mesh Connect Inc. (Mesh) provides the crypto payment integration.

The recording shows the setup in a test environment.

Before you start

A Bolt merchant account with business details and business verification complete. See Create your account.
A wallet address on Base or Solana that you control, on an exchange or in self-custody.
Authority to accept terms for your business.

Crypto payments may not be enabled for every account. If you do not see Crypto payments under Payments, contact Bolt support.

Step 1: Open crypto payments

Sign in to the Merchant Dashboard.
Go to Payments.
Choose Crypto payments, labeled Powered by Mesh.

The Set up crypto payments form opens. Your checkout stays unchanged while you set up your Mesh account.

Step 2: Accept the Mesh terms

By continuing, you open a Mesh merchant account under your Bolt merchant ID.

Read the Mesh terms and conditions and the Mesh security page linked in the form.
Select I accept the Mesh terms and conditions.
Select the box confirming that you are authorized to act for the business and that the business has completed any verification required by Mesh.

Mesh may require business verification before enabling live payments.

Step 3: Set how you appear to shoppers

Shoppers see these details inside the Mesh payment sheet when they connect an exchange or wallet.

Enter a Display name (up to 40 characters).
Check the Business legal name. It is the name registered for your business. Changes go through Bolt support.
Add a Logo (PNG or JPG, up to 5 MB), or use your Bolt checkout logo.

Step 4: Choose where to receive settlement

You can settle on Base or Solana.

Choose the network and enter your wallet address on that network.
Choose USDC or USDT.
Select Register account. To finish later, select Save draft.

Use an address you control, on the network you chose. On-chain payouts cannot be reversed, and funds sent to the wrong address may be irrecoverable.

The Crypto payments page shows your settlement asset, network and address, and Recent changes lists the Mesh account registration and the settlement wallet as confirmed.

Step 5: Turn on crypto at checkout

Once Mesh confirms your account, turn on crypto for each division.

On the Crypto payments page, find Checkout.
Switch on Accept crypto at checkout.

The page confirms that crypto is now offered at checkout for that division.

Verify at checkout

Start a checkout on your store and continue to the payment step.
Confirm that Pay with crypto appears beside credit and debit cards.
Select it. The checkout shows the order total, the network fee and an estimated total as a live quote.

What shoppers see

The shopper selects Pay with crypto and reviews the quote.
Mesh opens so the shopper can choose and connect an exchange or wallet.
The shopper reviews the amount and confirms the payment.
Bolt waits for settlement confirmation, then shows Order confirmed.

Bolt never sees the shopper's wallet keys.

Fees, settlement and chargebacks

Fees: You pay no fee on crypto payments. The shopper pays a fee as part of the network fee shown in their quote.
Settlement: USDC or USDT usually reaches your wallet right away. In rare cases it can take up to 24 hours, depending on the blockchain network.
Chargebacks: Crypto payments can't be charged back over the network.
What shoppers can pay with: Major cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, from the exchanges and wallets Mesh supports.

Manage crypto payments

Task	Where
Stop offering crypto	Switch off Accept crypto at checkout. New crypto payments stop. Payments already sent still complete.
Change the settlement wallet	Select Replace wallet under Where to receive settlement.
Change the display name	Select Edit display name under How you appear to shoppers.
Refund a crypto order	Refunds are manual. Send the refund to the shopper's wallet address. The order confirmation asks the shopper to contact you.

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