A payment gateway that pays merchants in fiat within 10 minutes of a sale.
CachePay · Denmark
- 10 min or less from a crypto payment to fiat settlement
- 10 min or less to onboard a merchant, KYC included
- 12 + 3 cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies supported
*CachePay's own figures, first three months after launch, 2023.
What is CachePay and what did Bushido build?
CachePay is a payment gateway that lets e-commerce merchants accept cryptocurrency and be paid in fiat within 10 minutes of a sale, by CachePay's own figures. Bushido designed and built it in six months, with three developers and a delivery manager.
The same brief, run today.
| Then | Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 6 months | 3.5 to 4 months |
| Team | 3 developers and a delivery manager | A product lead and two builders, each with agents, and a designer in the sprint |
| How it went / What is delivered | Research, scoping and build in one run. |
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Bushido’s estimate, the same brief run in 2026. The “then” column is what happened.
The problem
Plenty of money sits in crypto with few places to spend it. Shops that took crypto were left holding a balance that could lose value, so most would not take the risk.
The solution
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Cut the scope to the core.
Rigid prioritisation, core feature identification and cost reduction, for a fast launch.
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Settled the merchant in fiat.
B2C2 and Fireblocks for liquidity and custody: the buyer pays in crypto, the merchant is paid in fiat.
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Put CachePay at the WooCommerce checkout.
A plugin adds it as an extra payment method.
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Built one platform with three sides.
Consumers, merchants and admins, with merchant onboarding, KYC included, in under 10 minutes.
The result
| Before | After | |
|---|---|---|
| What the merchant receives | Crypto, exposed to market swings | Fiat, settled in under 10 minutes |
| Taking crypto | A volatility risk merchants would not carry | An extra payment method, with no volatile balance |
| The buyer's crypto | Few places to spend it | Spendable at a WooCommerce checkout in a few clicks |
Stack, team and facts
Crypto in,
fiat out.
E-Commerce, Fintech, Web3
6 months, Oct 2022 to Apr 2023
3 developers, 1 delivery manager
Three-sided web app (consumer, merchant, admin); third-party integrations; WooCommerce plugin development
React, B2C2, Fireblocks, Hasura GraphQL, Criipto, SST (AWS CDK), AWS (Cognito, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, Cloudfront)
What made you happiestworking with us?
"Throughout the entire six-month process, Bushido displayed unwavering commitment and professionalism. They demonstrated an exceptional level of expertise, helping us with rigid prioritization, core feature identification, and cost reduction. Their guidance in product development and solving business problems was invaluable, setting us up for long-term success."
Marcus L.
Co-founder & CEO of CachePay
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Questions
Questions people ask about CachePay.
How long did the CachePay build take?
Six months, October 2022 to April 2023, with three developers and a delivery manager.
How do merchants add crypto payments to their shop?
With a WooCommerce plugin that adds CachePay as a payment method at checkout.
How does the merchant avoid crypto volatility?
The buyer pays in crypto and the merchant is settled in fiat, so the merchant never holds a volatile balance.
Yours is next.
Same team, sharper tools. Tell us where you are and we will tell you what it takes (scope, shape and a timeline we would actually hold ourselves to) on a 30-minute call with a builder.