Receive your first payment

Prepare a receiving address, agree the invoice terms and verify the payment before closing the order.

Suggested reading order · about 32 minutes in total

Your task checklist

Mark each check after you have done it. This is your own record; the website does not verify a payment or account.

0 of 4 checks marked

  1. Prepare a request →
  2. Inspect the request →
  3. Inspect the output →
  4. Reconcile receipts →

Only these check marks are saved in this browser. No addresses, balances or account details are stored.

  1. Step 1 · 4 min read

    Check the receiving address

    Confirm the Litecoin network and the address type supported by both wallets.

    Litecoin address formats explained: legacy, SegWit, Bech32, and MWEB →
  2. Step 2 · 8 min read

    Inspect the payment request

    Understand the amount, label and unsupported URI fields before asking someone to pay.

    What a Litecoin payment QR code actually tells your wallet →
  3. Step 3 · 4 min read

    Understand payment acceptance

    Separate blockchain confirmation from the merchant’s acceptance decision.

    How to verify a Litecoin transaction is legitimate: a merchant checklist →
  4. Step 4 · 9 min read

    Handle exceptions

    Work through short, excess and late payments using an agreed policy.

    Handling Litecoin payment refunds and underpayments →
  5. Step 5 · 7 min read

    Issue a fresh receiving address

    Know why older valid addresses still receive and how address reuse affects privacy.

    Why your Litecoin receive address changes—and whether the old one still works →

What to take away

A matching amount, sufficient confirmations and a correctly fulfilled order are separate checks. Keep a record of each.

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