Gecko Payments — Shopify for crypto, but without the wallet anxiety.
I'm building hosted checkout flows that feel like Stripe but settle in USDC on Solana. Think:
- Embedded wallets (email/social login, no seed phrases)
- Gas abstraction (sponsored transactions)
- Merchant dashboard (webhooks, payment links, analytics)
Target: high-ticket & high-risk ecommerce where traditional payments say no.
Most crypto checkout flows:
- Ask users to "connect wallet"
- Make them buy gas tokens
- Hope they don't abandon
We skip all that. Pay with email. Receive USDC. Done.
const stack = {
blockchain: ["Solana", "USDC", "Account Abstraction"],
backend: ["Next.js", "Node.js", "TypeScript"],
frontend: ["React", "TailwindCSS", "shadcn/ui"],
wallets: ["Alchemy Account Kit", "Smart Wallets"],
tools: ["Webhooks", "Alchemy Gas Manager", "Vercel"]
}- MVP with 3 pilot merchants (coffee, art, fashion)
- Shopify plugin for one-click integration
- Real-time settlement & webhook infrastructure
- Mobile-first checkout UX
| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| Shopify dev shops | Pilot the plugin with your clients |
| High-ticket merchants | Jewelry, art, consulting—anyone tired of chargebacks |
| Solana DevRel | Partnerships, co-marketing, ecosystem grants |
| Design partners | Feedback on UX, especially mobile checkout |
Building something in crypto commerce? Want to pilot Gecko Payments? Just want to chat about web3 UX?
"Make crypto payments boring (in a good way)"