An adult industry payment processor that doesn't tax you for existing
Card networks charge adult merchants roughly $500 to $1,000 a year just to register, then embarrassment-driven disputes eat the margin that's left. Flint is discreet, final, and priced like every other industry.
Where adult merchants lose money on payments
Registration fees before your first sale
Visa and Mastercard require high-risk registration for adult merchants, roughly $500 to $1,000 per network per year, on top of elevated rates near 5 to 8%. You pay for permission before you process a dollar.
The 'I don't recognize this charge' dispute
Customers dispute legitimate purchases when a statement descriptor surfaces at home. Adult merchants lose these disputes at high rates, and each one costs the sale plus a $25 to $100 fee plus ratio damage.
Age verification is now law, not policy
A growing list of jurisdictions mandates age verification for adult content. It's your legal obligation either way, but processors treat weak AV as grounds for termination, adding a payments failure mode to a compliance one.
Platforms take 20%+ because they can
Creators routed through platform payment stacks give up a fifth of revenue or more, largely because independent adult payment processing is scarce and priced accordingly.
How Flint changes the economics
No network registration, no category surcharge
Crypto rails have no Visa or Mastercard registry. The annual registration fees and the 'adult rate' both disappear. You pay the same published pricing as a software company.
No statement descriptor to discover
Crypto payments never appear on a shared card statement. For adult purchases, that privacy converts: it removes both the buyer's hesitation and the dispute that follows discovery.
Purchases are final
There is no dispute mechanism on-chain. Buyer's remorse becomes a refund conversation under your policy, not a bank ruling you fund.
Your AV stack stays yours
Age verification remains your legal obligation and your existing vendor keeps doing it. Flint's webhooks simply fire once payment confirms, and your gated flow proceeds as built.
Direct rails for creators and studios
Hosted checkout links need zero code: price a product, share the link, keep the platform's 20%. The API is there when you build a members site.
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 platform payment questions, answered
Is adult content allowed on Flint?
Legal adult content and services are inside our terms. Illegal content is not, without exception. If you operate lawfully, including complying with age-verification laws where you sell, you're the customer this was built for.
Who handles age verification?
You do, exactly as with card payments. Laws in a growing set of US states and countries require it regardless of payment method. Flint doesn't verify ages; it confirms payments and hands your system the webhook to proceed.
Will anything show on the customer's bank statement?
No. The payment goes from the customer's wallet on-chain. There is no merchant descriptor, which removes the discovery scenario that drives a large share of adult chargebacks.
What do disputes cost me on this rail?
Nothing, because they can't be filed. Refunds happen only when you issue them. Coming from cards, where adult merchants budget for dispute fees plus registration plus 5 to 8% rates, this is usually the largest line-item change.
Can I sell subscriptions and memberships?
Yes, on an active-renewal model. Each period generates a payment request, and the webhook extends or expires access. No stored card also means no forgotten-rebill disputes.
What does Flint cost an adult business?
The same published plans as everyone: from 5.00% + 50¢ on the free tier to 3.20% + 25¢ on Scale. No registration fees, no reserve, no adult surcharge.