Overview
Pay by Cexplorer is a payment-link tool that lets anyone accept ADA payments and donations by sharing a single link. You set an amount, share the link, and money lands straight in your own wallet1. It is built for people who want to get paid in ADA without writing code or setting up a merchant account.
Pay by Cexplorer comes from the team behind Cexplorer, a widely used explorer for the Cardano blockchain that started as Adapools2. ADA is the native coin of the Cardano network. The service is non-custodial, which means it never holds your money for you, and it charges no platform fees on top of the ordinary network cost of a transaction1.
Key Features
- Get paid without a crypto wallet of your own to start. Sign in with a Google or GitHub account to create a Cardano wallet on the spot, or connect a wallet you already use such as Eternl, Nami, Lace, or Flint1.
- Money goes straight to you. Payments settle directly to your own Cardano address with no middleman holding the funds, so you stay in control of what you receive1.
- No platform fees. Pay by Cexplorer takes no cut of what you collect, which suits creators keeping tips, charities raising donations, and freelancers invoicing clients1.
- Fixed or flexible amounts. Set a fixed price for a product or service, or leave the amount open so supporters can give what they choose for tips and crowdfunding1.
- Pay from a phone or a browser. Senders can pay from any Cardano browser wallet or scan a QR code with a mobile wallet, so the link works wherever your audience is1.
What to Expect
Setting up takes about a minute and needs no technical background. You either sign in with a social account, which creates a Cardano wallet without any recovery phrase to write down, or connect an existing browser wallet. From there you create a payment, add a description and your branding, and get a link you can post anywhere1.
For the person paying, the experience is a simple checkout. They open your link, pick or enter an amount, and approve the payment from their own Cardano wallet or by scanning a QR code. Because payments run directly on the Cardano network, they are final once confirmed, and the site reminds senders to check the receiver and amount before approving1.
Pay by Cexplorer suits content creators collecting tips, nonprofits gathering donations, and small businesses requesting payment for work. There is no public documentation site or blog listed for the product, so the homepage and the Cexplorer team behind it are the main points of reference for anyone evaluating it.
