Accept USDC on Ethereum

This route's live rules

Payments confirm when the network finalizes the block that contains them. Typical confirmation time: varies with conditions. This route is gasless-eligible: customers holding USDC but no gas token can pay through gasless checkout, with the relay covering the network fee. The platform fee is 0.5% per confirmed payment, prepaid.

What paying costs on Ethereum

Mainnet gas is the only real cost, and it is variable dollars as of mid-2026, moving with network congestion. What sets this pair apart is EIP-3009. The USDC contract supports signed transfer authorizations, so on eligible routes the customer signs a typed message and a platform relay broadcasts it, paying the gas. The customer sends exactly the invoiced amount without holding any ETH. When gasless is unavailable, the payer funds gas normally, which favors mid-size and larger tickets on this chain.

Who pays USDC this way

Funds, DAOs, crypto-native companies paying invoices, and buyers who treat USDC as the audited dollar. These payers often clear larger amounts and care about issuer transparency more than per-transfer cost. Gasless checkout also opens the route to customers holding USDC from an exchange or an app with no ETH beside it.

Common questions

Does gasless checkout work for USDC on Ethereum?

Yes, on eligible routes. USDC implements EIP-3009, so the customer signs a transfer authorization in their wallet and a relay broadcasts it and pays the gas. The signed amount is exactly the invoice amount. A customer without a single wei of ETH can complete the payment.

Why accept USDC on mainnet when cheaper chains carry the same coin?

Because many payers keep their USDC there. Mainnet holds the deepest USDC liquidity and the longest contract history, and institutional payers often refuse to bridge funds off it. With gasless checkout absorbing the gas problem on eligible routes, mainnet USDC works even for payers without ETH.