Coinbase Commerce alternative: accept stablecoins or crypto with EukaPay in 2026

July 14, 2026

Coinbase Commerce alternative: accept stablecoins or crypto with EukaPay in 2026

July 9, 2026 . 8 min read

On March 31, 2026, Coinbase permanently shut down its self-custodial Coinbase Commerce platform for merchants outside the United States and Singapore. Businesses in Canada, the UK, the EU, and the rest of the world that relied on Commerce to accept stablecoins or crypto lost their payment processor, and its successor, Coinbase Business, launched in only the United States and Singapore, with international expansion still rolling out through 2026.

If your business is searching for a Coinbase Commerce alternative, the checklist matters more than the brand. You need a processor that accepts the coins your customers actually pay with, settles in the fiat currency your accounting runs on, connects to your existing store, and does not leave you exposed to price swings between payment and settlement. EukaPay covers each of those requirements, and the sections below walk through the comparison.

In this guide, you'll learn:

  • What changed at Coinbase Commerce and who is affected

  • What to evaluate in any Coinbase Commerce alternative

  • How EukaPay handles coins, settlement, integrations, and volatility

  • How to switch your store or invoicing from Coinbase Commerce to EukaPay

What happened to Coinbase Commerce

Coinbase Commerce was a self-custodial payment tool: merchants received crypto directly and managed the funds themselves. Coinbase retired that model for merchants outside the United States and Singapore, with a final shutdown on March 31, 2026, according to Coinbase's official notice. Coinbase's replacement product, Coinbase Business, takes a different approach: Coinbase holds the merchant's funds on the platform, the product centers on USDC, and availability outside the United States and Singapore is arriving in stages.

For merchants elsewhere, the practical result is a forced migration. Any business outside the two launch countries that wants to keep accepting stablecoins or crypto has to pick a new provider, reconnect its store or invoicing, and redirect its settlement flow.

What to look for in an alternative

Four criteria separate a durable replacement from a stopgap:

  • Coin coverage. Your customers pay in more than one asset. A replacement should support the major stablecoins alongside BTC, ETH, and other widely held coins.

  • Fiat settlement. If your books run on fiat, the processor should convert and deposit to your bank account rather than leaving you to manage crypto balances.

  • Volatility protection. The amount you quote and the amount you settle should match, regardless of what the market does in between.

  • Integrations. The alternative should connect to the store, invoicing, and API workflows you already run, so the migration is a reconnection rather than a rebuild.

Coinbase Commerce vs Coinbase Business vs EukaPay

Capability

Coinbase Commerce (retired)

Coinbase Business

EukaPay

Availability

Shut down outside the US and Singapore on March 31, 2026

US and Singapore, with international rollout arriving in stages

Available to reviewed merchants on supported networks

Coins supported

Major cryptocurrencies, self-custodied

Centers on USDC

Most major cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL, USDC, and USDT

Custody

Merchant held and managed the funds

Coinbase holds the funds on the platform

Instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at a locked exchange rate, so there are no crypto balances to manage

Fiat settlement

Merchant converted and off-ramped on their own

Platform-held balances, USDC-centered

Settlement in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD to your bank account

Chargeback protection

Not described as a feature

Not described as a feature

Protection against chargebacks on crypto pay-ins

Integrations

Plugins and API, now retired for most merchants

Rebuilding as availability expands

Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce plugins, invoices, payment links, and a custom API integration

Coinbase Business fits a US or Singapore merchant that only needs USDC and is comfortable with platform custody. For every other migrating merchant, EukaPay covers the coins, the fiat settlement, and the integrations Commerce handled - without waiting for a staged rollout.

Why merchants choose EukaPay

EukaPay is a

crypto payment gateway

built for exactly this checklist. EukaPay supports most major cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL, USDC, and USDT, so the coins your customers used on Coinbase Commerce keep working. Every payment gets instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at a locked exchange rate to remove all crypto volatility, and you receive settlement in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD to your bank account, so there are no crypto balances to manage unless you want them.

On the integration side, EukaPay's

e-commerce plugins

cover Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce, invoices and

payment links

are created from the dashboard with no code, and the

custom API integration

lets a developer (or coding agent) rebuild any programmatic flow you had on Commerce. Because stablecoin and crypto payments are push payments, EukaPay also provides protection against chargebacks, which card processors cannot match.

Switching from Coinbase Commerce to EukaPay

The migration is a four-step process:

  1. Create your account at

    app.eukapay.com/signup

    . Every merchant goes through an onboarding and business review.

  2. Build during the review. A sandbox environment is available for development during the review period, so your developer (or coding agent) can port your integration before going live.

  3. Reconnect your channels. Install the plugin for your store, recreate your invoice templates, or point your API calls at EukaPay.

  4. Take your first payment and confirm the settlement lands in your bank account in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD.

One platform underneath

Whichever product you migrate to first, every EukaPay payment runs on the same infrastructure: instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at a locked exchange rate to remove all crypto volatility, protection against chargebacks, support for a wide range of cryptocurrencies, and settlement in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD to your bank account. The checkout carries a branded and customizable checkout experience, so your payment page looks like your business rather than a third-party page. For the wider adoption picture, see the roundup of

companies accepting crypto payments in 2026

.

Get started with EukaPay

Create your account at

app.eukapay.com/signup

. After the onboarding and business review, you can connect your store plugin, issue invoices and payment links, or go live with your API integration, and your customers can keep paying in stablecoins or crypto without interruption.

Frequently asked questions

Is EukaPay a good alternative to Coinbase Commerce?

EukaPay covers the four things migrating merchants need: support for most major cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL, USDC, and USDT, settlement in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD to your bank account, plugins and an API for your existing store, and instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at a locked exchange rate to remove all crypto volatility.

Which coins can my customers pay with on EukaPay?

EukaPay supports most major cryptocurrencies like BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL, USDC, and USDT.

Do I have to manage crypto balances with EukaPay?

You do not have to. EukaPay applies instant crypto-to-fiat conversion at a locked exchange rate and provides settlement in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD to your bank account.

Does EukaPay work with my existing online store?

EukaPay's e-commerce plugins cover Shopify and the custom API integration handles custom storefronts.

How long does switching take?

Every merchant goes through an onboarding and business review. A sandbox environment is available for development during the review period, so your integration work can run in parallel with the review.

Can I recreate my programmatic Commerce flows?

Yes, a developer (or coding agent) can use EukaPay's custom API integration to create invoices, checkouts, and payment links from code.

Do stablecoin or crypto payments through EukaPay carry chargeback risk?

Stablecoin and crypto payments are push payments, so there is no card dispute process, and EukaPay provides protection against chargebacks.