Payment Protocol, Payment Request, BIP70

Definition

The protocol defined in BIP70 (and other BIPs) which lets spenders get signed payment details from receivers.

Synonyms

• Payment protocol

• Payment request

Not To Be Confused With

• IP-to-IP payment protocol (an insecure, discontinued protocol included in early versions of Bitcoin)

Links

• Payment Protocol — Bitcoin.org Developer Guide

• BIP70: payment protocol — Bitcoin Improvement Proposals