How do I make a Bitcoin payment system?

With bitcoin, every transaction makes the currency stronger. Just like the internet, bitcoin too can be used across borders, bypassing country restrictions, and local regulations.

However, as an electronic payment system, bitcoin is predominantly used online and requires an initial set up from those who wish to use it.

By the time you finish reading this, you will be able to start accepting bitcoin as a payment gateway on your e-commerce store or incorporate it on your brick-and-mortar store or business.

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To start accepting bitcoins:

Choose your bitcoin payment processing provider (PSP) and open a bitcoin account.

There are several websites that offer bitcoin management services, like bitpay, coinify, and bitcoinpay. Each of these companies charges different fees and has slightly different features, so do your research and find the one that suits you best.

Going back to bitcoinpay.com, setting up the account is really easy. Simply click on the “Accept Bitcoin” button, enter your email, and you’re good to go.

Remove restrictions by adding your bank account details

Although bitcoin transactions are anonymous, new accounts are limited to $1000 worth of transactions per month by default. To remove that limitation, merchants must provide their personal information for verification purposes. This may include a copy of your ID or passport, names, and addresses of company directors and address of incorporation.

Choose your currency

Once opening your account, you will be asked which currency you want your bitcoins to convert to when they are paid out to your bank account. While fees and exchange rates are slightly different with each PSP, bitcoinpay recommends working with EUR, as that will dramatically reduce the amounts of fees paid for each transaction.

As for pricing, you can charge your end customers in USD currency and still get paid in EUR. Exchange from USD to EUR is provided at the SPOT exchange rate and does not involve any commission.

Accept bitcoin payments at your point of sale

Now that your account is all set up, you’re ready to start accepting bitcoin payments.

For a brick and mortar business, the simplest way to do this is by sending an email to your customers that contain a payment link. Alternatively, you can provide your customers with a unique QR code, which can be generated on the bitcoin pay website.

Of course, customers who wish to pay with bitcoin should have their bitcoin wallet setup.

Accept Bitcoin payments on your website

BitcoinPay offers an API that can be integrated with most eCommerce platforms today including websites and mobile apps. Samples of code with mock server testing are available in PHP, java, python, Ruby, Perl, and more. They even have a designated button generator for dummies.

But here’s the best part: If you don’t know how to code, you can still integrate bitcoinpay relatively easily by downloading one of their dedicated plugins for opencart, magento, prestashop, and woocommerce. Simply navigate to the developers section and download the required plugin. Then upload it to the backend of your website and configure the settings according to your needs.

How are payments sent and received?

To give you a better idea of how bitcoin actually works, here’s the sequence of actions that occur when a client hits the “Pay with bitcoin” button.

What to do next?

After receiving bitcoin payment, you have several options:

• Keep bitcoins in your bitcoin wallet to use for your own purchases.
• Automatically convert and deposit bitcoins into your bank account. You can configure a certain threshold for deposits or define recurring deposit dates.
• The Split option allows you to define how much of your bitcoin earnings should be deposited in your bank and how much of it should stay in your bitcoin wallet.