# COINPAYMENTS

> COINPAYMENTS is a Dubai-headquartered digital-asset payments company that gives merchants one layer for accepting, screening, converting, holding and settling cryptocurrency. Founded in 2013 as an altcoin-friendly checkout service, it now markets enterprise infrastructure spanning APIs, invoices, ecommerce plugins, wallets, instant transaction detection and fiat conversion through partners. The company says it has processed more than $50 billion for over 250,000 merchants and serves more than 1 million wallet users.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Founders:** Alex Alexandrov (Founder and Chairman)
- **Team size:** 69 employees listed on LinkedIn; company size band 51-200
- **Products:** Crypto Payment Gateway, Merchant APIs and Webhooks, Ecommerce Plugins, Invoice Builder and Payment Buttons, Custodial Wallet and Treasury Tools
- **Notable:** Launched in 2013 as an early payment processor designed to support altcoins as well as Bitcoin., Reports more than $50 billion in processed transaction volume., Reports service to more than 250,000 merchants and over 1 million wallet users.

## Products & services

- **Crypto Payment Gateway** — Hosted and integrated checkout for accepting more than 40 cryptocurrencies, with fixed-rate invoicing, transaction detection and risk screening.
- **Merchant APIs and Webhooks** — A uniform API for wallets, addresses, balances, transactions and invoices, plus webhooks for blockchain events and reconciliation.
- **Ecommerce Plugins** — Prebuilt integrations for platforms including WooCommerce and Shopify, designed to add crypto checkout without a custom payment build.
- **Invoice Builder and Payment Buttons** — No-code tools for creating payment links, buttons and fixed-rate crypto invoices.
- **Custodial Wallet and Treasury Tools** — Multi-asset wallets, multi-user permissions, auto-sweeping, conversion, batched withdrawals and enterprise custody controls.
- **DepiPay** — A non-custodial option for merchants that want to accept crypto while retaining direct control of their digital assets.
- **Fiat On-ramp and Off-ramp** — Partner-enabled card purchasing and conversion from supported digital assets to bank payouts where available.

## Achievements

- Launched in 2013 as an early payment processor designed to support altcoins as well as Bitcoin.
- Reports more than $50 billion in processed transaction volume.
- Reports service to more than 250,000 merchants and over 1 million wallet users.
- Earned ISO 27001 certification for its information-security management approach.
- Raised a $30 million Series A through the Bnk To The Future platform in 2018.
- Returned to the United States market in 2025.
- Became a global partner of Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Announced work with Aston Martin Lagonda on digital payments in the vehicle purchase journey and launched a duPont REGISTRY alliance for stablecoin transactions in luxury automotive commerce.
- **2026-01** — Strengthened the executive team with Simon Dewsbury as Group CFO, Nigel Brook-Walters as Chief Revenue Officer and Alexander von Kaldenberg leading strategic partnerships in Asia.
- **2025-12** — Became a global partner of Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team and debuted on-car branding at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
- **2025-12** — Publicly confirmed its re-entry into the United States market.
- **2025-06** — Appointed Ali Rafi as Group Chief Executive Officer to lead regulated-market expansion, partnerships and product growth.
- **2025-05** — Partnered with Jetcraft to add crypto payment capability to business-aircraft transactions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coinpayments.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinpayments-inc/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CoinPaymentsNET
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CoinPayments
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinPayments

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Last updated: 2026-08-17