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Get paid for fuel, handling and charter before wheels-up. In fiat

For FBOs, fuel suppliers, charter and rental operators, MRO shops and aircraft brokers: put a crypto option on the invoice you already raise and receive clean fiat at settlement. The crew or buyer pays in stablecoins or major crypto, we run the checks and convert, and you are paid in EUR. You never hold the crypto and you never carry the swing between quote and payment.

In brief

Can aviation operators accept crypto for fuel, handling and charter?

Yes, when it settles through a regulated desk. An FBO, into-plane fuel supplier, charter operator or broker raises its normal invoice with a crypto option. The crew or buyer pays in stablecoins or major crypto; Xchange360 runs KYC and source-of-funds on the payer, converts, and settles clean EUR to your account. You are paid in fiat for fuel, ground handling, servicing, charter or an aircraft sale, and the crypto never reaches your books.

The problem

The aircraft is on the ground. The wire is not

Foreign crews and buyers want to settle fast for fuel, handling and charter, but a cross-border wire clears in days and cards get declined or charged back on high-value tickets. So the turnaround waits on the money, or you release the service on trust. More crews now hold funds in USDT and USDC and would rather pay that way. Until now you had no compliant route to take it.

Take the payment on the ramp, settle to fiat, and turn the aircraft around without waiting on a bank.

How it works

How it works

  1. Invoice for the service

    Fuel, into-plane, ground handling, charter, rental, maintenance or an aircraft sale. Raise your normal invoice with a crypto option, quoted in EUR.

  2. The crew or buyer pays in crypto

    Payment settles in stablecoins or major crypto under a KYC'd, source-of-funds-checked flow. The rate is fixed for the payment window, so the amount does not drift.

  3. We convert and settle fiat

    Funds convert at execution and land in your account in EUR for the amount invoiced, fast enough to release the turnaround or the closing.

Why aviation operators use it

Crypto on the ramp, clean fiat in the bank

Paid before the turnaround ends

Payment clears in the time it takes to fuel and service the aircraft, not the days a cross-border wire takes to land. The crew leaves paid, not on account.

You never hold the crypto

We convert at execution and settle EUR to your account. The price swing between quote and payment sits with the flow, never on your balance sheet.

Source-of-funds on the payer

KYC and source-of-funds checks run on the crew, charterer or buyer, so a fuel uplift or a seven-figure aircraft sale stands up to an auditor and a regulator.

Held in regulated custody through a sale

On an aircraft purchase, funds sit in regulated custody through the deal and settle at closing, not in a personal wallet or on an exchange.

Who it's for

  • FBOs and ground-handling providers

  • Charter and aircraft rental operators

  • Jet fuel suppliers and into-plane agents

  • MRO shops and aircraft brokers

FAQ

Common questions

Do we ever touch or hold the crypto?

No. The payer sends crypto to the regulated flow; we convert and settle EUR to your account. You quote, invoice and get paid in fiat, exactly as you do today. The crypto never reaches your wallet or your books.

What about source of funds on a large aircraft sale?

KYC and source-of-funds checks run on the buyer before settlement, and on an aircraft purchase the funds are held in regulated custody through the deal. You get a paper trail on where the money came from, which is the part that usually stalls a high-value transaction.

What can be paid for this way?

Anything you would normally invoice: fuel and into-plane, ground handling, servicing and maintenance, charter and rentals, and full aircraft sales. You are settled in fiat regardless of how the payer chooses to pay.

Is there a chargeback risk like there is with cards?

No. Crypto settlement is final once confirmed, so a fuel uplift or charter leg cannot be reversed after the aircraft has flown, unlike a card payment that can be disputed weeks later.

Take payment on the ramp, settle in fiat, turn the aircraft around