Enter new markets without increasing payment costs

The partnership between BuySellVouchers and Finassets highlights how scalable crypto payments infrastructure enables cost-effective international expansion.

Bank payments in international markets are becoming less efficient and crypto-based marketplace payments are becoming the basic payment infrastructure. Their success depends on the right payment partners and scalable payment gateways for their marketplace operations.

The BuySellVouchers story shows how the right payment solution can support expansion into new markets without increasing costs.

Marketplace payment processing needs to support business growth

BuySellVouchers.com is a global P2P marketplace for digital vouchers and gift cards that has been operating since 2015 with monthly sales of approximately $12 million in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Russia.

Its business model is based on direct peer-to-peer transactions, and the marketplace processes payments between multiple parties, including crypto payments.

As the company prepared for global expansion into new markets and planned to onboard merchants in different regions, it became clear that the existing payment gateway could no longer meet the evolving needs of the business. Cryptocurrency payments were already integrated, but scaling revealed the structural limitations of the previous setup and the payments infrastructure became a bottleneck.

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Several warning signs pointed to misalignment between providers and business models.

At scale, these issues directly impact profits, predictability, and the ability to expand globally.

High-volume payment processing requires rigorous technical and operational standards

For international growth, BuySellVouchers needed more than basic payment processing. We needed a marketplace payment solution that fit our business model.

The company has defined clear standards for a new payment gateway for marketplace operations.

Keep costs stable even as volumes increase

Payment solutions needed to ensure that costs do not increase proportionately as transaction volumes increase. This was critical to maintaining stable profits as the business expanded to different regions.

Clear pricing for financial planning

Transparent pricing with no hidden monthly or setup fees, clear transaction status, and visibility of all marketplace payments were essential for financial forecasting and money management.

Regulatory scope for the entire region

Processing had to comply with financial, regional and global regulations and ensure compliance without restricting global expansion.

Easy onboarding and technical stability

Scalable API to support growth Reliable high-volume payment processing Rapid resolution of non-standard transaction scenarios typical of P2P marketplaces

Growth requires predictability, both financial and operational.

Finassets removes structural barriers for BuySellVouchers

After switching providers, BuySellVouchers partnered with Finassets.io’s low-cost crypto payment gateway to provide global payments and a scalable marketplace payment platform designed for global payments.

Low-cost payment processing: Financial impact of reducing processing costs by 50%

With a fixed fee model in place, the company can now predict operating costs in advance and effectively manage profit margins.

Additionally, TRC-20 transaction optimization was introduced by using pre-purchased TRON Energy instead of burning TRX for each transaction.

Vitalijs Feldmanis, CEO of Finassets, explains: “One of the main benefits of Fiassets is that clients can save significantly on transaction fees on the TRON network (TRC-20), as they cover network fees with the energy they purchase instead of consuming TRX.”

result:

Processing fees cut in half Predictable unit economics as sales increase Directly positive impact on profitability

Broad network support

Support for over 70 cryptocurrencies and networks, including ERC-20, BEP-20, Polygon, and more, has allowed the platform to adapt to regional preferences and scale without structural payment restrictions.

Compliance as an enabler for growth

The processing structure was in line with BuySellVouchers’ offshore operating model, eliminating excessive bank-style bureaucracy while providing AML/KYC procedures adapted to the P2P risk profile.

This has enabled the company to:

Standardize compliance processes Reduce internal operational burden Simplify interactions with a global user base

Compliance is now a structured system rather than an obstacle to expansion.

Operational stability as a competitive advantage

For P2P marketplaces, the speed and predictability of transactions directly impacts user trust.

After implementing Finasset infrastructure:

Transaction status is now fully transparent Delays and manual investigations have been minimized High volumes of transactions have been processed reliably

Payments are now predictable and manageable at scale.

Centralized visibility and financial management

The Finassets dashboard has become a core operational tool for the BuySellVouchers team, especially for the balances, transactions, and B2B cryptocurrency exchange tabs.

This enables transparent balance tracking, full transaction visibility, real-time fiat equivalents, and simplified accounting export. As a result, financial processes have become more structured and operational load has been reduced.

Global batch payments for high-volume operations

The bulk payment feature accelerates regular, high-volume transactions, a critical feature for P2P and digital goods marketplaces.

This has allowed businesses to manage payments more efficiently, save time internally, and maintain full control of payment operations.

Ongoing support and encryption expertise

Through the Finassets dashboard, the team was able to:

Fully auditable Real-time fiat equivalent Simplified accounting

Sergej Balanel, CEO of BuySellVouchers.com, emphasizes the importance of partner support: “I would like to highlight the continuous support from our partners, including our partner specialists who are always available on Telegram. We were able to get prompt advice from the team and were able to work together smoothly to speed up the integration process.”

With experienced technical experts supporting operations, Payments has become a stable foundation for scalable growth.

Enter new markets without increasing payment costs

Traditionally, entering a new market increases expenses due to fragmented payment methods, local options, bank transfers, and complex compliance requirements.

“As our transaction volumes have grown, processing costs and transaction predictability have become critical. Finassets has removed the payment bottleneck, directly improving realized sales and simplifying daily operations. This is an infrastructure that we can scale with confidence.” — Sergei B., BuySellVouchers CEO

By using a payment gateway integrated into its marketplace operations, the company was able to:

Maintain consistent pricing across regions Eliminate chargebacks Avoid frozen funds Maintain predictable cash flow

Payments are now a controllable and scalable infrastructure layer.

Scalability depends on payment architecture

The BuySellVouchers story shows that cryptocurrency payments alone do not guarantee cost savings or scalability.

What really matters is the architecture of your payment gateway and the strategic selection of trusted processing partners for your marketplace operations.

A well-structured payments infrastructure allows businesses to enter new markets without increasing unit prices, increase profit margins as transaction volumes increase, and reduce operational and regulatory risks.

As payment operations become predictable and scalable, the market gains a stable foundation for sustainable global growth.