NOWPayments vs WolvPay
It is a trade-off. NOWPayments has the higher Safety grade (4.4 against 3.9), while WolvPay has the higher Privacy grade (2.3 against 1.7).
NOWPayments
Hosted crypto payment gateway linked to ChangeNOW, with fees from 1%
Privacy
1.7/ 10
Poor
Safety
4.4/ 10
Caution
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
WolvPay
Crypto payment processor for merchants with a 1% fee and email sign-up
Privacy
2.3/ 10
Poor
Safety
3.9/ 10
Poor
ID on risk flag KYC 3 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| NOWPayments | WolvPay | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Payment Gateways | Payment Gateways |
| KYC policy | ID on risk flag | ID on risk flag |
| Custody | Mixed | Mixed |
| Sign-up | Email required | Email required |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, ETH, XMR, USDT, LTC, TRX | BTC, ETH, SOL, LTC, DOGE, BCH, USDT, USDC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Crypto |
| Fees | From 1% with loyalty discounts, excluding network fees | 1% per transaction; no setup or monthly fees |
| Founded | 2019 | Not published |
| Not available in | Not published | Restricted or sanctioned jurisdictions (no list published) |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only NOWPayments
Accepts MoneroThird-party liquidityAML screening5+ years operating
Both
May request IDRequires emailClosed source
Only WolvPay
Anonymous operator
Where they sit among payment gateways
Questions
Is NOWPayments or WolvPay safer?
NOWPayments has the higher Safety grade: NOWPayments 4.4, WolvPay 3.9, out of 10.
Does NOWPayments or WolvPay require KYC?
NOWPayments is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag). WolvPay is KYC level 3 (ID on risk flag).
Which has more incidents on record?
NOWPayments has 0 and WolvPay has 0 documented incidents in the registry.