MoonPay partnership. Buying Lumens and other crypto with LOBSTR

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With LOBSTR, you can purchase cryptocurrency (XLM, BTC, ETH, LTC, etc.) instantly with Visa or Mastercard through our partnership with MoonPay payment service.

To top up your wallet balance, tap 'Deposit' > 'Buy & Exchange' or 'Buy Crypto' on the LOBSTR mobile apps or choose 'Buy & Sell Crypto' on the LOBSTR web.

You can also buy Stellar lumens (XLM) or other cryptocurrencies even if you don't have an account in LOBSTR just by following this link.

Note: MoonPay crypto purchases and selling services have been temporarily disabled in LOBSTR for the UK due to UK FCA regulatory changes. Please be assured that our team is diligently working to restore the services.

Here are a few tips that may be of assistance when buying XLM or other crypto with MoonPay:

Service availability

- MoonPay's service is available in more than 150 countries. Click this link to find the full list of supported countries and territories.

Credit and debit cards

 - MoonPay accepts most major credit cards, including Visa and Mastercard. 

- Several virtual, prepaid, and debit cards are also supported. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo for US users and PayPal are supported as well.

- Bank account payments are supported in selected regions. 

- Some issuer banks have their own terms regarding where and when the cards can be used and may decline the transaction on their side.

Payments

- Among the supported fiat currencies are the US Dollar (USD), Euro (EUR), Pound Sterling (GBP), Australian Dollar (AUD), Bulgarian Lev (BGN), Brazilian Real (BRL), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Swiss Franc (CHF), Czech Koruna (CZK), Danish Krone (DKK), Dominican Peso (DOP), Egyptian Pound (EGP), Indonesian Rupiah (IDR), Israeli New Shekel (ILS), Kenyan Shilling (KES), Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD), Mexican Peso (MXN), Norwegian Krone (NOK), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Omani Real (OMR), Peruvian Sol (PEN), Polish Zloty (PLN), Romanian Leu (RON), Swedish Krona (SEK), Thai Baht (THB), Turkish Lira (TRY), South African Rand (ZAR).

- The minimum payment amount is 30 USD/EUR/GBP.

- The maximum amount for one transaction is 30,000 USD/EUR/GBP.

- The daily and monthly payment limits depend on a user complying with certain requirements. Learn more

- Once you've specified the payment amount in LOBSTR, you will be redirected to MoonPay to complete the payment procedure.

- Payments are processed immediately. The crypto is released once all KYC checks have been completed.

- First-time transactions may take between a few minutes and a few hours, depending on additional verification that MoonPay may require.

 Fees

- The fees for debit and credit cards depend on the payment amount and can be as low as 4.5% per transaction.

- Depending on the base currency of your banking account or credit card, additional conversion fees may apply at the time of the payment by your bank.

Cashback

With LOBSTR, you can buy XLM via MoonPay and get cashback in AQUA token if you hold AQUA or ICE tokens in your Stellar wallet balance. Learn more

Please refer to MoonPay FAQ with further questions, or submit a request to MoonPay's support team if you have questions related to the MoonPay service.