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# How to Buy Bitcoin Using an Interac e-Transfer Request on Lightning

An Interac e-Transfer Request lets you approve a pre-filled payment through your participating Canadian financial institution and receive bitcoin in a Lightning wallet, instead of manually entering transfer details.

|| This feature is currently requires you to request access through customer support, please contact the Customer Success team at Bitcoin Well to enable this feature!

| Before you start: [Add a Lightning wallet](https://bitcoin-well.crisp.help/en/article/how-to-manage-your-saved-bitcoin-addresses-wknxny/) to your Bitcoin Well account. The current minimum purchase is $10, and your available limits appear in the app.

## Buy with an Interac e-Transfer Request on Lightning

1. Sign in to Bitcoin Well and select **Buy bitcoin**.

![Select Buy bitcoin](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/buy-sidebar-guided_hs88mk.png)

2. Enter the amount you want to spend.

![Enter the purchase amount](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/buy-amount-guided_1wt7v84.png)

3. Select the payment-method field, then choose **Interac e-Transfer Request**.

![Choose Interac e-Transfer Request](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/payment-method-request-guided_56iavl.png)

4. Under **Destination**, select the Lightning wallet that should receive your bitcoin.

![Select a Lightning destination wallet](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/request-lightning-destination-_e4gfks.png)

5. Select **Review**.

![Review the request with your Lightning destination selected](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/request-lightning-review-guide_pac8hf.png)

6. Verify the amount, Lightning destination, bitcoin delivery, spread, and rate. Select **Confirm** to create the request.

![Confirm the e-Transfer Request to your Lightning wallet](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/request-lightning-confirm-guid_htrfm.png)

7. Follow the secure instructions from Interac or your financial institution to approve the request, then monitor the purchase under **Activity**.

|| Approve only a request that you initiated while signed in to Bitcoin Well. Verify the amount and requester before authorizing it, and enter banking credentials only on your bank's secure page.

||| Each e-Transfer Request is for one purchase. Support and any bank fees vary by financial institution. If your bank cannot fulfil the request, use the standard Interac e-Transfer payment method instead.

## What happens next?

After your bank fulfils the request, Bitcoin Well converts the received dollars into bitcoin and sends it to your selected Lightning wallet. Start a new purchase whenever you need another request.