UK · Hotels
Crypto payments for UK hotels — 0.5%, no chargebacks.
London and UK hotels take a large share of international guests, and those bookings carry the highest card and FX costs. Let guests pay in dollar-stable USDC on Arbitrum, settle for a flat 0.5%, and remove FX and chargebacks — via an API that runs beside your PMS.
Merchant settlement is in development.
The API, fee quotes, EIP-3009 authorizations, hosted checkout and SDKs described here run in production and are stable to integrate against today. Furlpay settling those payments to you is not yet enabled — the production signer and RPC endpoint are unconfigured, so /api/rails reports these rails as not configured and we are not taking live merchant volume. Talk to us to plan an integration ahead of launch.
UK hotels can accept USDC stablecoin payments through Furlpay for a flat 0.5% — versus 2.9–3.5% on cards — with no foreign-exchange cost on international guests, ~1-second settlement, and no chargebacks. It runs alongside your existing property-management system.
Built for how UK hotels take payment
0.5%, not 3.5%
Replace card interchange with a flat 0.5%. On £2m/year of bookings that is roughly £60,000 kept rather than paid to card networks.
No FX on overseas guests
USDC is dollar-stable and borderless — no currency-conversion markups or declined foreign cards for international travellers.
~1-second settlement
Funds finalise on Arbitrum in about a second, not two to four working days, improving cash flow with no rolling reserve.
No chargebacks
On-chain payments are final, so no-show and friendly-fraud chargebacks — and their dispute fees — disappear.
Runs beside your PMS
Add Furlpay's API and hosted checkout alongside your property-management system — no rip-and-replace required.
Clean reconciliation
A single USDC ledger with signed, verifiable receipts per booking makes month-end reconciliation straightforward.
Model your property's savings (GBP)
You save
$16,800/ year
$1,400 every month
Estimates only. Card cost = selected rate × volume + per-transaction fee × (volume ÷ average ticket); actual card pricing varies by issuer, category and geography. Furlpay is 0.5% plus roughly $0.001–$0.005 of Arbitrum gas per payment (excluded above as negligible). Live quotes: /api/payments/fees/estimate.
Furlpay is not currently authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. The FCA cryptoasset authorisation gateway opened on 30 September 2026, and the new regime becomes mandatory on 25 October 2027; Furlpay is preparing for it. Cryptoassets are not regulated deposits, are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and can lose value.
Frequently asked questions
How can a UK hotel accept crypto payments?
The hotel adds Furlpay's hosted checkout or API alongside its property-management system. The guest pays in USDC on Arbitrum, the hotel receives a signed receipt, and funds settle in about a second for 0.5% — with no card form and no chargebacks.
Is this cheaper than cards for international guests?
Typically yes. Card interchange runs 2.9–3.5% plus FX on overseas guests, whereas Furlpay is a flat 0.5% with no FX markup. A hotel with £2m of annual card volume keeps roughly £60,000.
Are hotels really adopting stablecoin payments?
The trend is clear in 2026: Trip.com integrated USDT/USDC payments, Emirates announced stablecoin options for premium travellers, and chains including Marriott, Hilton and Accor are exploring blockchain payments for international guests.
See what your property would save
Request a demo or model your volume.