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How Soca works

From intent
to settlement.

Soca connects the customer experience, payment infrastructure and business operations behind every transaction.

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Customer intent
Payment begins
payment_01JY8K3Awaiting customer
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexCustomer experience

Customer experience

A better way to pay
begins at checkout.

Customers can pay through their Soca balance, linked wallet or supported payment method without navigating complicated financial infrastructure.

How checkout payment works
A

Alex

@alex · Soca balance

Ready
Total$100.00
Pay with Soca discount−$1.00
You pay$99.00

Soca balance

$248.20 available

Pay $99.00

Illustrative reward · $0.20

payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexPayment intelligence

Payment intelligence

Soca understands
what needs to happen.

The payment is authenticated, checked and prepared based on the customer, merchant and selected payment method.

Read the payment lifecycle
payment_01JY8K3$99.00

One approval

@alexNorthstar Studio

Authenticated
Authorized
Prepared

The customer sees one clear decision.

payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexRouting

Routing

One experience.
The right path underneath.

Soca selects the configured payment source while keeping the settlement path explicit.

Review supported payment sources
Available routesBest available route selected
Soca balance
Selected
Connected Solana wallet
Connected
USDC wallet
Supported
Bank checkout
When enabled
Card checkout
When enabled
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexConversion

Conversion

Different currencies.
One predictable outcome.

Soca can present a familiar accounting value while the actual settlement remains USDC on Solana.

Understand currency display
Customer pays

99

$USDC
Business sees

99.00

$USD display
Display value
Settlement stays USDC

A familiar accounting display without implying a second settlement network.

payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexSettlement

Settlement

The payment arrives
where the business needs it.

Funds settle wallet-to-wallet on Solana inside the payment transaction, with the fee split and merchant net recorded together.

How settlement and fees work
Northstar StudioLive
Available balance

14,890.72

+97.515 USDC just now
Payment receivedAvailable

+97.515 USDC

Payment IDpayment_01JY8K3
Customer@alex
Payment methodSoca balance
Gross amount$99.00
Soca fee · 1.5%−1.485 USDC
SettlementSolana wallet
Time10:42:09
Revenue updatedReceipt createdCustomer profile updatedAnalytics refreshed
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexOperational proof

One payment, one record

Watch the payment
become an event.

The same payment identity follows the customer approval, fee calculation, on-chain settlement and signed webhook delivery.

payment_01JY8K3
10:42:03

Intent created

@alex

10:42:05

Authenticated

Customer approved

10:42:07

Fee calculated

1.485 USDC

10:42:09

Settled on Solana

97.515 USDC

10:42:10

invoice.paid

Webhook delivered

POST /webhooks/soca200 delivered

type invoice.paid

payment_id payment_01JY8K3

signature x-wc-signature verified

Verify the event model
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexShared advantage

Shared advantage

Better for both sides
of the transaction.

The customer receives the documented checkout discount while the business receives wallet-to-wallet settlement at Soca’s published online rate.

See the exact pricing
Customer

You saved

$1.00

Checkout discount1%
Merchant

Net settlement

97.515 USDC

Online payment fee1.5%
Calculated from the documented Soca checkout rate.Review pricing
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexConnected operations

Connected operations

Every payment
keeps working.

Soca connects the transaction to the tools customers and businesses use next.

Explore payment operations

Original payment

payment_01JY8K3

$99.00Paid
Receipt
Refund
Reward
Subscription
Customer history
Invoice
Analytics
One transaction
Connected operations
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexRecurring payments

Recurring payments

Set once.
Continue automatically.

For subscriptions and recurring payments, the customer approves the relationship once and Soca manages the payment schedule afterward.

How recurring payments renew
Subscription

Soca Pro

$29.00 monthly

Origin · payment_01JY8K3

Active

Next payment

August 23

Payment source

Soca balance

Jul 23

Aug 23

3

Sep 23

Renewal successful

Customer subscription renewed

+$29.00
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexRefunds

Refunds

Money can move back
just as simply.

Businesses can refund a payment directly from the transaction while Soca handles the return path.

How refunds move on-chain

Creator Pass

Payment · invoice_01JY8K3

Paid

Northstar Studio

Payment received

+$99.00

Alex

Original payment

$99.00
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexPrivacy

Privacy

Share only
what the payment requires.

Soca can reduce unnecessary exposure between customers and businesses while preserving the information required to complete and manage a transaction.

Review data and wallet privacy
A

Alex

Customer · payment_01JY8K3

Complete
CustomerAlex
PaymentComplete
EmailHidden
Wallet detailsNot shared

Northstar receives the information required to manage the transaction, without unnecessary financial details.

payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexTransaction history

Transaction history

Every movement
has a clear history.

Customers and businesses can follow every payment from initiation through settlement, refund or renewal.

Understand the event history

Payment history

payment_01JY8K3 · $99.00

10:42Payment started
10:42Payment approved
10:42Payment complete
10:42Receipt ready
A simple history for the person who paid.
payment_01JY8K3$99.00@alexSystem connected

Full system

One system
from both sides.

Soca brings payments, wallets, billing, settlement and customer relationships into one connected platform.

Customer experience01

Alex

Paid $99.00

Connected
Soca infrastructure02

Settled

payment_01JY8K3

Connected
Business operations03

Northstar

+97.515 USDC

Connected
@alexpayment_01JY8K397.515 USDCinvoice.paid

Integration modes

Use Soca
the way your product needs it.

The customer experience can be fully managed by Soca, deeply embedded or built entirely by your team.

Paid with Soca

Money moves.
Soca handles the rest.

Start with the complete Soca experience or build directly on the infrastructure.

For businesses

Use Soca

Accept payments, manage billing and follow every transaction from one account.

Open Soca
For developers

Build with Soca

Use hosted, embedded or headless infrastructure inside your own product.

Explore Developers
Customer
Merchant

Paid with Soca