Why payments are the hardest part of the adult industry
Card networks tax the industry at the door
Visa and Mastercard require high-risk registration for adult merchants — hundreds to thousands of dollars per year in fees before you process a single sale, on top of elevated rates.
Embarrassment-driven chargebacks
Customers dispute legitimate purchases when a partner sees the statement. 'I don't recognize this charge' is the most expensive sentence in adult commerce, and you lose almost every time.
Processors drop adult merchants on PR risk
Adult businesses lose processing over news cycles and policy shifts that have nothing to do with their conduct. Entire platforms have had payments cut off overnight.
Payout platforms take enormous cuts
Creators and studios routed through platform payment stacks give up 20%+ of revenue partly because payment processing in this industry is scarce and priced accordingly.
How Flint works for adult businesses
No card network registration fees
Crypto rails have no Visa/Mastercard high-risk registry. You keep the hundreds to thousands of dollars a year the networks charge adult merchants for permission to exist.
Purchases are final and discreet
No bank statement line for someone else to find, and no dispute mechanism for buyer's remorse. On-chain payments can't be charged back.
Privacy your customers actually want
Crypto checkout doesn't put a merchant descriptor on a shared credit card statement. For adult purchases, that privacy is a conversion feature, not just a nicety.
A rail that doesn't follow headlines
No acquiring bank means no PR-driven termination. Your checkout works the day after a news cycle exactly like the day before.
Keep more of your revenue
Transparent published pricing instead of 'adult industry rates.' Sell subscriptions, content, and custom work through hosted checkout links you control.
Pick your plan
Monthly fee plus a rate per sale. Upgrade when volume picks up.
Starter
Free to start validating ideas.
Fees
5.00% + 50¢ per transaction
Features
- All features to sell
- Standard support
Pro
For builders & early teams.
Fees
3.80% + 40¢ per transaction
Features
- All features on Starter
- Preview access to new features
- Prioritized support
Growth
For scaling startups.
Fees
3.60% + 35¢ per transaction
Features
- All features on Pro
- Preview access to new features
- Prioritized support
Scale
For fast growing businesses.
Fees
3.20% + 25¢ per transaction
Features
- All features on Growth
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom SLAs
Adult Entertainment payment questions, answered
Is my content allowed on Flint?
Legal adult content and services are within Flint's terms — that's what building for high-risk industries means. Illegal content is not, full stop, and that line is non-negotiable. If you operate legally and verify that your content complies with the law, you're in our customer base.
Will purchases show up on my customer's bank statement?
No. Crypto payments don't touch the customer's bank or card statement — there's no merchant descriptor for a partner or family member to find. For many adult customers this is the single biggest reason to prefer crypto checkout.
Can customers charge back purchases they regret?
No. Crypto payments are final once confirmed on-chain — there's no issuing bank to file a dispute with. Refunds happen only when you choose to issue them, which eliminates the embarrassment-driven chargeback problem endemic to adult commerce.
Can I sell subscriptions and memberships?
Yes, on a renewal basis: since crypto can't auto-charge a stored card, each period generates a payment request, and webhooks tell your site to extend or expire access. Renewal reminders by email or on-site notice keep continuity high.
I'm an independent creator, not a studio. Is Flint overkill?
No — hosted checkout links require zero code. Create a product in the dashboard, share the link in your bio or DMs, get paid. The API and webhooks are there if you later build a members site.
What happens if card processors cut off my platform again?
Nothing changes on Flint. That's the strategic reason adult businesses add a crypto rail even while cards still work: it's the payment method that survives policy shifts you can't predict or control.