# Bando

> Pay with Crypto: The On-chain Spending Protocol

Bando helps you spend crypto on goods and services by providing on-chain payment infrastructure for gift cards, bill payments, and mobile top-ups.

Bando helps Web3 users spend cryptocurrency on real-world goods and services by providing on-chain payment infrastructure. With it, users can buy gift cards, pay bills, top up mobile phones, and purchase digital goods across multiple countries. Bando aims to eliminate the need for off-ramping to fiat currencies.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Payments
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2023-08-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/bando_cool

## Products

- [Bando Widget](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bando_cool): Bando Widget provides embeddable spending functionality for wallets and dApps, allowing developers to integrate crypto payment capabilities through customizable JavaScript components with wallet control and styling options. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Live)
- [Bando API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bando_cool): Bando API offers backend integration for the Bando Fulfillment Protocol, providing endpoints for product catalogs, global quotes, transaction building, and payment processing for developers building spending features. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Bando Fulfillment Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bando_cool): Bando Fulfillment Protocol operates through smart contracts that register and route spending requests to verified fulfillers, enabling crypto-to-goods transactions without centralized intermediaries across multiple blockchain networks. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Live)
- [Bando App](https://thegrid.id/profiles/bando_cool): Bando App enables direct crypto spending on goods and services through smart contract-based payment processing, supporting gift cards, bill payments, and mobile top-ups across multiple countries without requiring fiat conversion. (Gift Cards & Digital Vouchers, Live, Main Product)

## Links

- [Main](https://bando.cool)
- [Blog](https://bando.cool/blog)
- [Terms of Service](https://bando.cool/terms)
- [Privacy policy](https://bando.cool/privacy-notice)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/BandoCool)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/bandohq)

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