Product used
System integration
Reach
Global
Type
Enterprise
Increase in revenue
20%
New Bitcoin-paying users
18%
Challenge
Acrelec’s QSR and retail partners were facing increasing demand from customers wanting to pay with Bitcoin and stablecoin. Traditional online and in-store crypto payment setups required complicated integrations, multiple vendor approvals, or QR-based web flows that slowed down the checkout. Merchants wanted something faster and built it directly into the kiosk, no extra hardware, no extra hardware, no extra steps. Acrelec needed a payment partner that could plug into their existing systems without disrupting operations or adding technical overhead.
Solution
Acrelec integrated Speed directly into its kiosk, and POS flows along with a custom drive-through solution, enabling customers to pay in Bitcoin and stablecoins with one tap. The integration uses Speed’s real-time API and supports both Lightning and on-chain payments. For the merchant, it means no new screens, no special readers, and no additional staff training. Payments appear instantly inside the pre-set Acrelec flow. The entire experience from scan, pay, and confirm happens in seconds.
Result
Steak ’n Shake’s rollout of Speed-powered crypto payments at Acrelec kiosks quickly proved the model as transactions became faster, lines moved quicker, and customers chose the option more often than expected. Early data show a strong lift in throughput and a meaningful increase in completed kiosk payments during peak hours.
Cryptopayment-enabled outlets saw a 15–20% increase in average order value (AOV), especially among crypto-native customers.
Checkout throughput improved, with wait times reduced by over 25% during busy hours.
Store administrators enjoyed simplified reconciliation and unified reporting, reducing manual accounting by 40% and minimizing settlement issues.
Customers complete crypto payments in 3–5 seconds with on-time reporting in the kiosk system.
Increased payment flexibility for brands that operate on POS, digital signage,and drive-through systems.
Thibaud Denolle
CEO, Acrelec America
