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Private payments for the internet.

Accept Zcash in minutes. Non-custodial. Zero buyer data. No middleman.

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Works with your stack

ShopifyWooCommerce
CipherPay BUILT FOR

Three ways to accept ZEC

Plug into what you already run. Payment links and hosted checkout are in Get started below.

$curl api.example.com/premium/data
HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
{"amount": 0.001, "currency": "ZEC"}
$zipher-cli pay ...
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

Online

Shopify app, WooCommerce plugin, payment links, or REST API. Your storefront stays yours — CipherPay adds ZEC without replacing your store.

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In person

iPad POS for markets and retail. QR checkout, tips, and receipts on any tablet.

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$curl api.example.com/premium/data
HTTP/1.1 402 Payment Required
{"amount": 0.001, "currency": "ZEC"}
$zipher-cli pay ...
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

To machines

x402 paywalls and MCP for AI agents. Shielded ZEC — no public payment graph.

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Get paid below shows the checkout page your customers scan.

CipherPay GET STARTED

Setup in 60 seconds

1. Connect
Link your viewing key in under a minute
2. List
Build your product catalog from the dashboard
3. Get paid
Share a link or integrate via API — customers scan, you receive ZEC
CipherPay WHAT STAYS PRIVATE

Your customers aren't the product

Card processors and transparent crypto expose buyers. CipherPay checkout collects nothing from the person paying.

 TYPICAL CHECKOUTCIPHERPAY CHECKOUT
Buyer name & emailCollectedNot collected
Payment linked to identityCollectedNot collected
Purchase history on chainCollectedNot collected
Third-party analyticsCollectedNot collected
Your ZEC in custodyCollectedNot collected
CipherPay FOR DEVELOPERS

One API call to get paid

REST API
curl -X POST https://api.cipherpay.app/api/invoices \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cpay_sk_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"amount": 29.99, "currency": "USD", "product_name": "T-Shirt"}'

# Response:
# {
#   "invoice_id": "a1b2c3...",
#   "memo_code": "CP-C6CDB775",
#   "price_zec": 0.12345678,
#   "zcash_uri": "zcash:u1...?amount=0.12345678&memo=...",
#   "payment_address": "u1...",
#   "expires_at": "2026-02-21T13:30:00Z"
# }
CipherPay AI AGENTS

Private payments for the agent economy

Every AI agent payment on Base, Solana, or Polygon is a public record. Your agent's operational strategy — what APIs it calls, what data it buys, how often — is visible to anyone.

Zcash shielded payments make all of that invisible.

TRANSPARENT CHAINSExposed
Payment amountVisible
Who paidVisible
Who receivedVisible
Usage patternsVisible
Link to humanVisible
ZCASH SHIELDEDShielded
Payment amountHidden
Who paidHidden
Who receivedHidden
Usage patternsHidden
Link to humanHidden
HOW IT WORKSx402 / MPP
01Agent→Agent requests a paid APIGET /api/premium — no credentials
02Server→Server returns 402 with ZEC payment terms402 Payment Required — amount, address, memo
03Agent→Agent sends shielded ZECOrchard shielded tx — sender, receiver, amount encrypted
04CipherPay→CipherPay verifies via trial decryptionIVK trial decryption — stateless, no custody
05Server→Server delivers the resource200 OK — resource delivered

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Set up in under a minute. No KYC. No middleman. Just ZEC.

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CipherPay — Private Payments for the Internet