NectarPay

A Real Talk

Nothing in life
is free.

You hear "free" thrown around like confetti. There's always a hidden cost tucked in the fine print — a data grab, a delay, a spread, a "convenience" fee, a soul. This page is the no-nonsense conversation about what it actually costs to participate in Nectar-Pay.

Spoiler: the costs are extremely low. But not zero. Even the time you spend learning how to accept a payment has a cost. We're going to respect you enough to say so.

Besides the fees on this page, none come from us

Part One

The stuff we charge for.

Two line items. That's it. Hardware and a service plan.

Hardware

Nectar.Pay Terminal

$499 · one time

  • Uses the built-in receipt printer? You'll need thermal paper now and then. Cheap. From anywhere.
  • One-year warranty. If it fails without provocation, we replace it. Full stop.
  • Beat the heck out of it and it breaks? You break it, you buy it (again). Fair's fair.
  • Needs a Wi-Fi connection — you provide it, we don't.
  • Has a SIM slot for mobile use — also on you.
Don't want the terminal? Run the Nectar.Pay POS app on your phone. No hardware required — you just skip the receipt printer and rugged handheld.

Service

Nectar.Pay Membership

$19 /mo · paid annually

  • Standard plan is $19/month, paid up front for the year.
  • Want white-glove support? Bump it to $99/mo. We'll pick up the phone.
  • There is a free tier — but you can't use it with the POS terminal hardware. Software-only.
See the full plan grid on the /price page.

Part Two

Crypto fees — this is where it gets interesting.

These fees don't go to us. They go to the networks that carry your money. That's how crypto works.

Customer pays the Gas at checkout

When a customer pays you in crypto, they pay the transaction fee — called Gas. That's the network's cut for actually confirming the transaction and mining it into a block. You get the full sale amount.

You pay Gas when you move funds

When you move those funds around later, you pay the Gas. It varies by network and fluctuates with market conditions completely outside your shop.

Volatility warning

When Elon tweets about Doge…

Ethereum gas can spike 10x or 100x normal. A routine $0.15 transfer suddenly costs $1.50. Doesn't sound like much — until you're moving $5. Then it's huge.

Normal

$0.15

10x day

$1.50

Chaos day

$15.00

Ethereum network, illustrative.

The other end

Then there's TXC. Digital dust.

On other networks — like TEXITcoin (TXC) — the same transaction costs a thousandth of a penny. Practically free… but not actually free.

Typical TXC transfer

~$0.00001

Yes, that's four zeros.

Our promise on Gas

We set the network preferences on your account to make things as cheap as possible. Since these fees don't come to us, it's in our best interest to help you pay the least to use the crypto nets. Aligned incentives. Imagine that.

You get the idea.

No hidden interchange. No 2.9% + $0.30. No chargeback ambush at month-end. Just a terminal, a small monthly fee, and whatever the network charges to move your money.

See the plans →Start a merchant account

Still curious? Read the Manifesto or get the technical bits.