Keep your existing POS

Your POS does not need native Bitcoin support for your business to accept Bitcoin.

Many merchants can add a separate Bitcoin payment layer—often a browser terminal, Lightning QR flow or gateway—while keeping their existing POS for orders, inventory, reporting and card payments.

Path 1

Native support

If your platform already supports Bitcoin, enable it inside the existing checkout. Square is one current example for eligible U.S. sellers.

See Square →
Path 2

Browser / QR terminal

Run a Bitcoin checkout on a phone, tablet or browser next to the existing POS. The original POS still handles the order; the Bitcoin layer handles payment.

See Speed →
Path 3

Gateway / API

For online orders or deeper integrations, use hosted checkout, plugins or APIs to add Bitcoin to the payment flow.

See gateway options →

What still has to be solved

Running a payment layer beside a legacy POS can be simple at the counter, but the merchant still needs a clean process for reconciling the Bitcoin payment with the order, handling refunds and training staff. Deeper integration can reduce those manual steps, but usually requires more setup.

The merchant test

  1. Can the staff present the Bitcoin payment request in seconds?
  2. Can the customer pay with the wallet they already use?
  3. Can the business receive the asset or fiat settlement it wants?
  4. Can the transaction be reconciled to the order without creating accounting chaos?
  5. Does the total cost compare favorably with the payment methods already accepted?

Do not replace a working POS just to accept Bitcoin.

First test whether a native feature or add-on payment layer can solve the problem. A full POS migration should be a business decision, not a Bitcoin requirement.

Compare the current options →