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Fiat contributions

Contributors can fund projects with a credit cards / debit cards.

Geyser allows contributors to fund your project using traditional payment methods like credit cards or bank transfers.

There are two ways this can happen:

  • Stripe - contributors pay in fiat and the money goes directly to your bank account (RECOMMENDED)

  • Banxa - contributors buy Bitcoin with fiat and that Bitcoin is sent to your project

If you configure Stripe, contributors will use Stripe flow to pay. If you do not configure Stripe, Banxa is enabled automatically.

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Stripe Payments (recommended)

Stripe creates the simplest and fastest experience for contributors. Payments are processed as a normal fiat transaction and the funds go directly to your Stripe account and bank account.

There is no Bitcoin conversion, no swap, and the checkout experience is very familiar for anyone paying with a credit card.

You can configure Stripe in two places:

  • during the project creation flow

  • from Project Dashboard → Payment Settings → Configure Stripe

Once Stripe is connected, contributors will see the Stripe checkout when they choose to pay with credit card or bank transfer.

Contributed funds go directly into your own bank account that you setup in the Stripe configuration.

Fees:

  • Stripe has a processing fee of 2.9% + $30c

Verification:

There is no KYC required for contributors and no Bitcoin involved in the transaction.

However, the creators must configure their Stripe account and undergo ID verification with Stripe.

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Banxa payments

If Stripe is not configured, Geyser automatically enables Banxa.

Banxa allows contributors to buy Bitcoin using fiat and send it directly to your project.

From the contributor's perspective:

  1. They click Contribute

  2. They select Continue with Credit Card or Bank Transfer

  3. They choose their currency

  4. They complete the purchase through Banxa

Behind the scenes:

  • Banxa processes the fiat payment

  • Banxa converts the fiat into Bitcoin

  • The Bitcoin is immediately sent to the project

This means you receive Bitcoin, not fiat.

Fees:

  • Banxa fee is of ~3.5%.

Verification:

Banxa does not require verification for creators (receivers), but may require verification from contributors, depending on their location and transaction size. For contributors in the US or Europe, this is often light verification like name and address. In other regions, ID verification may be required.

If verification is necessary, Banxa will prompt the contributor during checkout.

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Quick summary

If you configure Stripe, contributors pay with fiat and the money goes straight to your bank account.

If Stripe is not configured, contributors can still pay with fiat using Banxa, but the payment is converted into Bitcoin and sent to your project.

For the smoothest contributor experience, we recommend enabling Stripe.

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