# Helio

> Sell more with crypto

Helio is a web3 payment company that lets merchants and creators accept crypto payments across multiple blockchains. It was acquired by MoonPay and now operates as MoonPay Commerce.

Helio was a web3 payment company that enabled merchants and creators to accept cryptocurrency payments and settle instantly in stablecoins. It offered checkout links, deposit tools, subscriptions, and developer integrations that let businesses accept a range of digital currencies across multiple blockchains without relying on traditional payment intermediaries.

The platform focused on removing intermediaries from crypto commerce, giving merchants direct buyer to seller payments, lower fees, and borderless settlement. It integrated with e-commerce and community platforms such as Shopify and Discord, and provided a checkout widget, software development kits, and webhooks for developers building custom payment flows.

Helio's offering spanned Pay Links for one time and recurring sales, crypto deposit tools for gaming and trading applications, and card based onramps for non-crypto customers, with merchants always receiving crypto. It was used by thousands of merchants, creators, and developers across e-commerce, gaming, and digital content. The company was acquired by a larger crypto payments provider and its technology and team were integrated into that company's unified commerce platform, now operating under a new brand.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Acquired
- Founded: 2022-03-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Helio

## Products

- [Helio Checkout](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Helio): Helio Checkout is a merchant payment gateway that lets businesses and creators accept cryptocurrency payments and settle instantly in stablecoins. Merchants generate payment links, embed a checkout widget, or accept in-app deposits and subscription charges, with support for multiple blockchains and tokens plus automatic conversion to a preferred settlement asset. Customers without crypto can pay by card through an integrated onramp, while merchants still receive funds in crypto. The product integrates with existing storefronts and applications through plugins, software development kits, and application programming interfaces, and now operates under the MoonPay Commerce brand. (Merchant Payment Gateway, Discontinued, Main Product)

## Assets

- [HelioX Pass](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Helio): HelioX Pass is a membership NFT on Solana, originally issued by Helio and continuing under MoonPay Commerce. Holding the pass in a linked wallet subscribes merchants to the HelioX tier, cutting transaction fees to 1% versus the 2% standard rate and providing quarterly reward distributions. The NFT supply is periodically reduced through monthly burns, tying its scarcity to ongoing platform activity. (NFT)

## Links

- [Blog](https://blog.hel.io)
- [Documentation](https://docs.hel.io)
- [Main](https://hel.io)
- [Privacy policy](https://docs.hel.io/docs/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://docs.hel.io/docs/terms-of-service)

## Relationships

- [MoonPay](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Moonpay): Parent organization

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