NOWPayments has introduced a zero-fee payout infrastructure that replaces traditional blockchain wallet transfers with email-based delivery. The system eliminates network fees, service fees, and wallet validation delays, enabling under-one-second delivery. CEO Kate Lifshits challenges the industry’s assumption that paying blockchain fees is unavoidable. The solution targets businesses making high-volume payouts, such as affiliate platforms, marketplaces, and gaming companies. A savings calculator launched by the company allows firms to estimate potential cost reductions. NOWPayments supports over 350 cryptocurrencies and 30+ stablecoins.
NOWPayments has launched a zero-fee payout infrastructure that replaces wallet-based transfers with email-based delivery, according to the company. The system enables businesses to eliminate network fees, reduce operational complexity, and automate payouts at scale.
CEO Kate Lifshits questioned the current state of crypto payments, stating: “Why does sending crypto still feel harder than sending an email?” The company’s approach removes the need to collect wallet addresses, validate networks, or handle failed transactions.
Instead, businesses use an email address as the payout destination, and recipients automatically receive access to their funds. Benefits include zero network fees, zero service fees, under-one-second delivery, and fewer failed payouts.
Lifshits noted: “The market has spent years competing over who can charge less per payout. We are asking a more important question: why should businesses pay per payout at all?” The solution is designed for affiliate networks, marketplaces, gaming platforms, payroll providers, and fintech companies.
The company has launched a zero-fee crypto payout savings calculator to help businesses estimate potential cost reductions. The savings depend on payout volume, blockchain network fees, and the cryptocurrencies used. Organizations processing hundreds of thousands of payouts could reduce costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Lifshits added: “The future of crypto payouts is not wallet-to-wallet. It is person-to-person: identified by email, delivered instantly and free to move inside the ecosystem. Anything more complicated is legacy infrastructure.”
NOWPayments is a global crypto payment gateway supporting 350+ cryptocurrencies, 30+ stablecoins, and a suite of APIs and payout tools. The company believes the crypto industry has accepted unnecessary costs for too long, and that businesses no longer have to pay per payout.
