Fosteo is built for:
- • An Indonesian artist who has clients and fans worldwide, but can't access Stripe or PayPal.
- • A Turkish illustrator wanting to get paid for commissions without shady third-party workarounds.
- • A Brazilian game dev shipping indie games or mods and wanting direct support.
- • A Filipino digital creative doing design and freelance work for global clients.
- • An American or European who just wants to get paid without spending 3 hours setting up Stripe, designing a site, and dealing with tax forms.
Sure, alternatives exist.
Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee, Ko-fi. If you live in the US or Europe, they work fine.
For everyone else, they just don't. Stripe doesn't support your country. PayPal takes huge cuts, or it's straight up banned, or it locks your account for 6 months.
You do the work, you build an audience, and you still can't get paid. It makes zero sense.
"Why not just paste a crypto address?"
Because normal people don't use crypto. Your supporters have Apple Pay and a debit card. They are not going to download a wallet, buy ETH, and bridge networks just to send you $5. If you force them into Web3 friction, almost nobody pays.
Plus, a raw wallet address doesn't give you a branded page, custom goals, or a clean home for your work.
How we solved it:
We stopped overcomplicating things. Fans don't care how you withdraw, and you don't care how they pay.
1. Your supporter pays with card. Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard. Takes them 4 seconds.
2. 7-day clearing, then instant USDC payout. After a standard 7-day card fraud clearing period, you withdraw your balance as USDC on Base once it reaches $10. No $40 international wire fees, no local bank rejections, and $0 withdrawal fee from us.
3. Setup takes 30 seconds. Claim your username, customize your page, and add your Base address whenever you're ready to withdraw.
Why 5% fee?
Fosteo takes a flat 5% platform fee (excluding card processing) to host your page, handle settlements, and keep the lights on.
We're keeping it at 5% flat for everyone who joins during this launch. When fees go up for new accounts later, your 5% stays locked forever. No withdrawal fees, no surprise markups.
Create your page in 30 seconds
Free to set up. No card or bank account required.