Why choose Reown for seamless onchain payment infrastructure

Building user-friendly flows in a landscape of diverse onchain applications is a significant challenge, as different apps require vastly different payment methods to suit their specific audiences. Reown offers a choice of payment methods because a one-size-fits-all approach fails to address the unique friction points of onchain finance. By providing flexible infrastructure, Reown enables teams to bridge the gap between complex protocol requirements and the seamless experiences users expect.

Understanding onchain payments

In the current onchain landscape, payments involve moving assets across fragmented ecosystems, often requiring users to navigate multiple wallets, chains, and conversion steps. Currently, this process is frequently disjointed, forcing users to switch between applications or manually move assets to complete a single transaction. It is a state characterized by high friction where the technical hurdles of the connectivity layer often overshadow the actual utility of the application.

Why is payment infrastructure necessary?

Reliable payment infrastructure is the backbone of any growth-driven onchain project. It moves the focus from "how to connect" to "how to grow," allowing developers to build secure, usable flows without starting from scratch.

Monetization

You cannot monetize effectively without a streamlined way to process payments. Dedicated payment infrastructure ensures that teams can capture value by providing reliable paths for users to pay, swap, or deposit directly within the app. Why build something complex when you know that with infrastructure, you can monetize from day one?

Reducing Build time

Building a DIY payments solution is lengthy and time consuming. Not only that, but the risk of making mistakes is simply too high—you need robust payment solutions in order to monetize effectively and one simple bug could cost you a significant chunk of your precious revenue. By implementing a battle-tested and proven solution, you can cut down building time and focus on building the custom features that matter to your project.

Ease of use

Sophisticated infrastructure removes friction and creates flows as intuitive as the Web2 and IRL payments your users are already used to. With ready-made infrastructure, you can instantly remove multi-step hurdles, instead offering seamless, one-click-style experiences that improve conversion and retention.

Which types of apps need onchain payments solutions?

Payment solutions are essential for any team building onchain finance, from decentralized startups to large-scale institutions. Specifically, this infrastructure is necessary for any application that processes transactions of any kind. Key use cases include:

NFT Marketplaces for seamless asset acquisition.
DeFi Platforms for deposits, swaps, and liquidity provision.
Governance Platforms requiring fee processing or stake-weighted voting.
Prediction Markets for placing and settling bets.
Onchain Social Apps for subscriptions, tips, and microtransactions.
& many many more.

How does Reown approach payments

Reown approaches payments by turning complex protocol connectivity into usable features that support various user behaviors and asset types. Instead of a single rigid flow, Reown provides modular solutions for different financial needs.

Swaps

Reown enables users to swap assets directly within the application flow, ensuring they always have the correct tokens needed for an interaction without leaving the interface.

Learn more about implementing swaps with Reown →

Onramps

To bridge the gap between fiat and onchain finance, Reown supports onramp solutions that allow users to fund their accounts or purchase assets using traditional payment methods.

Learn more about implementing onramps with Reown →

Pay with self-custodial wallets

Reown powers seamless checkout flows across over 500 self-custodial wallets, giving users the freedom to use their preferred tools across Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, and more. This is the Reown SDK’s solution for offering seamless payments; however, for IRL stores, consumer apps and businesses that want to offer paying in stablecoins and tokens, WalletConnect Pay may be the best solution.

Learn more about implementing Pay with self-custodial wallets with Reown →

Deposit with Exchange

This feature streamlines the process of moving funds from an exchange into a decentralized application, reducing the steps required to start interacting with onchain services.

Learn more about implementing Deposit with exchange with Reown →

How to integrate Reown payments

Integrating Reown payments is designed to be developer-first and solution-oriented. Rather than rebuilding infrastructure, builders can set up the Reown SDK to unlock a full suite of payment capabilities with a single integration.

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Choose Reown to enable seamless and reliable payments

Reown payment solutions provide an easy way to monetize your application without compromising the user experience. By leveraging a platform that combines flexible authentication, built-in analytics, and cross-ecosystem support, you can focus on scaling your product while Reown handles the complexity of secure, user-friendly onchain flows.

So what are you waiting for? Get building and scale faster and smarter.

Building crypto payment FAQs

I am building a website or physical business and want to accept crypto payments. Are there options for me?

If you're building a website or physical business that needs to accept crypto payments in ETH or Stablecoins, consider WalletConnect Pay, our solution built for PSPs and merchants. Learn more here ->