Bitpay is a payment processor for bitcoin, which also accepts a multitude of currencies.

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Requirements

  1. Blesta version 3.1.0 or greater.

Installing Bitpay

  1. Visit [Settings] > [Company] > [Payment Gateways] > Available.
  2. Click the "Install" button within the Bitpay gateway listing.

Configuring Bitpay

To configure Bitpay, visit [Settings] > [Company] > [Payment Gateways] > Installed, and click the "Manage" button for the Bitpay payment gateway.

The Transaction Speed may be set to High, Medium, or Low.

The Transaction Speed has no effect on how quickly a payment is processed. Payment transactions are only approved in Blesta after the invoice (in Bitpay) has been set to 'completed', which is approximately an hour after receipt of payment.

 

Gateway Options

Note that you do not have to use BTC for your currency. Bitpay will do the currency conversion automatically and request payment in the appropriate amount of Bitcoin.

OptionDescription
API KeyThis is the merchant account API Key.
Transaction SpeedThis determines how quickly an invoice, in Bitpay, will be considered 'confirmed'. High is instant; Medium is within 10 minutes; Low is within 1 hour.
Accepted Currencies

AED, AFN, ALL, AMD, ANG, AOA, ARS, AUD, AWG, AZN, BAM, BBD, BDT, BGN, BHD, BIF, BMD, BND, BOB, BRL, BSD, BTC, BTN, BWP, BYR, BZD, CAD, CDF, CHF, CLP, CNY, COP, CRC, CUC, CUP, CVE, CZK, DJF, DKK, DOP, DZD, EGP, ERN, ETB, EUR, FJD, FKP, GBP, GEL, GGP, GHS, GIP, GMD, GNF, GTQ, GYD, HKD, HNL, HRK, HTG, HUF, IDR, ILS, IMP, INR, IQD, IRR, ISK, JEP, JMD, JOD, JPY, KES, KGS, KHR, KMF, KPW, KRW, KWD, KYD, KZT, LAK, LBP, LKR, LRD, LSL, LTL, LVL, LYD, MAD, MDL, MGA, MKD, MMK, MNT, MOP, MRO, MUR, MVR, MWK, MXN, MYR, MZN, NAD, NGN, NIO, NOK, NPR, NZD, OMR, PAB, PEN, PGK, PHP, PKR, PLN, PYG, QAR, RON, RSD, RUB, RWF, SAR, SBD, SCR, SDG, SEK, SGD, SHP, SLL, SOS, SPL, SRD, STD, SVC, SYP, SZL, THB, TJS, TMT, TND, TOP, TRY, TTD, TVD, TWD, TZS, UAH, UGX, USD, UYU, UZS, VEF, VND, VUV, WST, XAF, XCD, XDR, XOF, KPF, YER, ZAR, ZMW, ZWD