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Merchant Beta

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Recurring crypto billing, on autopilot.

Merchant beta is live for plan creation, subscription records, pause or resume controls, and renewal billing workflows. Hosted customer signup, self-serve portals, and advanced lifecycle controls are still rolling out.

What is available today

Create plans in the dashboard or with the API
Create and manage subscriptions from your backend
Track billing status in the merchant dashboard

Hosted customer signup, customer portals, and plan self-serve onboarding are not public yet.

HOW IT WORKS

How the merchant beta works

The current subscription beta is merchant-operated and API-driven.

STEP 1

Create a Plan

Define pricing, billing interval, token, and chain in the dashboard or over the API.

STEP 2

Create the Subscriber Record

Create the first subscription from your backend using the plan ID and customer details.

STEP 3

Billing Sessions Run on Schedule

Zateway generates renewal payment sessions and tracks each billing cycle for the merchant.

STEP 4

Track Status in Dashboard

Review active, paused, cancelled, and past-due subscriptions while customer-facing signup flows continue rolling out.

PLANNED FEATURES

Everything you need for recurring revenue

These customer-facing and advanced billing workflows are still in progress.

PLANNED

Flexible Intervals

Weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly billing cycles. Custom intervals for unique business models.

PLANNED

Smart Retries

Automatic retry with exponential backoff when a payment fails. Maximize revenue recovery without annoying customers.

PLANNED

MRR Dashboard

Track monthly recurring revenue, churn rate, and subscriber growth. All the SaaS metrics you need, built in.

PLANNED

Trial Periods

Offer free trials with automatic conversion. Set trial length and get notified before the first charge.

PLANNED

Customer Portal

A hosted page where customers manage their subscription: update payment method, upgrade, downgrade, or cancel.

PLANNED

Proration

Automatic proration when customers upgrade or downgrade mid-cycle. Fair billing without the spreadsheet math.

WHY CRYPTO SUBSCRIPTIONS

Better than traditional billing

~2-5% processing fees
Under 1% transaction fees
~3-5 day settlement
Minutes to settle on-chain
~Geographic restrictions
Collect from any country
~Chargebacks and disputes
Irreversible on-chain payments
~Bank account required
Only a wallet address needed
MERCHANT BETA

Start with the subscription beta

Existing merchants can start plan-based recurring billing now, while hosted signup and customer portals continue shipping.

Open Merchant Beta