Gate Pay Scan QR Code Payment Full Guide: How to Use USDT to Spend at Over 17 Million Merchants Worldwide

Global leading cryptocurrency trading platform Gate officially announced in October 2025 that its crypto payment product, Gate Pay, has launched its country code QR code payment feature, supporting the first wave of the Vietnamese and Brazilian markets.

This means users can make everyday purchases directly with cryptocurrencies such as USDT and USDC at over 17 million merchants in these two countries that support national QR code systems.

01 Strategic Implementation: From Exchange to Daily Payment Scenarios

Gate’s upgrade goes far beyond a simple technical update. It marks a crucial step for this trading platform, founded in 2013 and serving over 42 million users, in executing its “All in Web3” global strategy.

Gate aims to extend the value of blockchain technology from investment to real-life global scenarios.

As a bridge, Gate Pay integrates with mainstream payment infrastructures in various countries, seamlessly embedding crypto payments into daily life. This is not only an important milestone in Gate’s globalization and localization efforts but also a substantial leap in shifting cryptocurrencies from “investment assets” to “practical currencies.”

02 Technical Core: Seamless Integration with National Payment Networks

The key to Gate Pay’s powerful QR code payment feature lies in its underlying design—it does not attempt to create a new payment standard but chooses to directly integrate with the most popular and authoritative national payment systems.

This “integration rather than replacement” strategy greatly lowers the barriers for merchants and users.

In Vietnam, Gate Pay successfully connected with the official VietQR system through a partnership with authorized partner AEON. Currently, this system covers over 2 million merchants.

Whether it’s street restaurants, convenience stores, or large shopping malls, as long as merchants display the VietQR code, users can scan with Gate Pay to pay directly with stablecoins, without exchanging to Vietnamese dong during the process.

In Brazil, Gate Pay has integrated the instant payment network Pix, developed by the Central Bank of Brazil. Since its launch in 2020, Pix has become the most mainstream payment method in Brazil, covering over 15 million merchants and 170 million users.

Through Gate Pay, Brazilian users can use cryptocurrencies to complete various transactions—from buying coffee and dining out to paying tuition and bills—within familiar Pix payment scenarios.

Overview of Gate Pay QR code coverage

03 User Experience: Dual-purpose, Convenience and Security

For users, the experience brought by Gate Pay’s QR code payments is revolutionary in convenience. The entire process requires no complicated setup or currency conversion.

Users simply open the Gate App, switch to the Gate Pay page, use the built-in QR code scanner to scan the merchant’s code, confirm the amount, and complete the payment with USDT or USDC in their account.

The payment system features intelligent recognition, automatically detecting the user’s country and matching the appropriate payment channel and settlement exchange rate.

After payment, the transaction is settled instantly on the blockchain, transparent and secure. Additionally, relying on Gate’s years of security and risk control systems, all transmissions are encrypted, with real-time risk monitoring, ensuring safe payments.

04 Ecological Significance: Promoting Mainstream Adoption of Cryptocurrency

The launch of Gate Pay’s QR code payment function has profound implications for the entire crypto ecosystem. It greatly expands the application boundaries of cryptocurrencies, enabling them to function as everyday circulating currencies.

For merchants, they can accept crypto payments from around the world without modifying existing payment systems, and through Gate Pay’s “instant exchange” feature, convert cryptocurrencies into local fiat currency instantly, without bearing the risk of price fluctuations.

This opens new customer sources for merchants and reduces cross-border transaction costs.

Gate states that this country code feature is just the beginning. In the future, Gate Pay will continue to expand its supported regions, covering more emerging markets and major economies, and plans to introduce more stablecoins and mainstream blockchain assets.

Its long-term goal is to build a global unified Web3 payment network, seamlessly integrating digital assets into mainstream economies.

05 Practical Guide: Four Steps to Start Your Crypto QR Code Payments

If you are in Vietnam or Brazil, or planning to travel there soon, follow these steps to experience the convenience of shopping with cryptocurrencies firsthand:

1. Open the App: Ensure your Gate App is updated to the latest version. On the homepage top, find and tap the dropdown menu, then select “Pay” to enter the Gate Pay module.
2. Confirm Assets: On the Gate Pay homepage, verify that you have available USDT, USDC, or other payment assets in your account. If not, tap “Recharge” to transfer funds from your Gate exchange account with one click.
3. Scan to Pay: When at a merchant supporting VietQR or Pix, open the “Scan” feature on Gate Pay’s homepage, and scan the QR code displayed by the merchant.
4. Confirm Completion: The system will automatically recognize and fill in the payment amount. Just verify and confirm the payment. The transaction will be completed instantly on the blockchain, and both you and the merchant will receive confirmation notifications.

When coffee shop owners in Ho Chi Minh City and supermarket cashiers in São Paulo get used to customers scanning the same QR code to complete blockchain-based settlements, a payment revolution is quietly unfolding.

Gate Pay’s QR code payment feature is turning crypto from a chart curve into a key that unlocks a bottle of water or a cup of coffee on a real-world shelf.