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Lightning Pay Wallet
Lightning Pay — Non-Custodial Bitcoin Lightning Wallet & Visa Card
Lightning Pay Wallet is the free, non-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet paired with the Lightning Pay Visa card — so you can hold your own keys and still spend BTC anywhere Visa is accepted. Send and receive globally in milliseconds with 0% monthly fees, 0% FX, and just 0.1% on swaps.
Install Lightning Pay Wallet — free, open source, ready in 60 seconds.
Open sourceNon-custodialNo KYC
Five reasons Bitcoin holders trust Lightning Pay
Bitcoin-first, community-driven, non-corporate. Built for people who actually want to hold and use their own money.
Lightning Speed
Settle globally in milliseconds. Built natively on the Lightning Network for instant confirmations.
Bitcoin + Stablecoins
Hold value in BTC or switch into integrated stablecoins (USDC, USDT) to ride out volatility.
Fractional Fees
Skip mainchain congestion. Move any amount for fractions of a cent — microtransactions, finally.
Open Protocol
An interoperable global network. Send to anyone on Lightning — no walled garden, no gatekeeper.
Bitcoin Visa Card
Spend Bitcoin anywhere Visa is accepted. 0% FX, 0% monthly fee, 0.5% network markup — funded straight from your self-custody wallet.
Buy Bitcoin in Minutes
Onramp via MoonPay at a 0.1% swap fee. BTC lands in your Lightning Pay wallet — never on an exchange, never in someone else's custody.
How it works
How to spend Bitcoin with Lightning Pay
Three ways to turn satoshis into real-world purchases — pick whichever fits the moment.
Bitcoin Visa card
Tap, swipe, or pay online anywhere Visa is accepted — 80M+ merchants. BTC is debited at the point of sale; no FX markup.
Scan & pay on Lightning
Scan any Lightning invoice or on-chain QR code. Payments settle in milliseconds for fractions of a cent.
Pay bills directly
Rent, mortgage, utilities, phone, internet, taxes — pay any biller in your country straight from your Bitcoin balance.
Built for everyone who actually uses Bitcoin
Whether you're stacking sats, paying bills in BTC, sending money across borders, or running a small business — Lightning Pay is the Bitcoin wallet app that keeps you in control.
- Hodlers who want self-custody without the hardware-wallet friction
- Freelancers and remote workers getting paid in Bitcoin
- Travellers spending BTC abroad with no FX markup
- Small merchants accepting Lightning at the point of sale
- Families sending Bitcoin remittances in seconds
- Anyone tired of custodial exchanges holding their keys
What is Lightning Pay?
Lightning Pay — full name Lightning Pay Wallet — is a non-custodial Bitcoin wallet built natively on the Lightning Network. Lightning Pay gives you a single app for storing, sending, and spending Bitcoin: hold BTC in self-custody, pay any Lightning invoice in milliseconds, and tap the Lightning Pay Visa card to spend at over 80 million merchants worldwide.
Unlike custodial exchanges and parking-app namesakes, Lightning Pay Wallet never holds your keys, never gates withdrawals, and never charges monthly fees. Lightning Pay is free to download on Windows, macOS, and Linux — iOS and Android apps are being rebuilt and will return soon.
Whether you searched for “Lightning Pay,” “Lightning Pay wallet,” or “Lightning Pay app,” you’re in the right place: Lightning Pay Wallet is the Bitcoin-first wallet for people who actually use their Bitcoin. Start with the Lightning Pay Download or read the Bitcoin beginner’s guide.
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