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# How to Buy Bitcoin With Interac e-Transfer on Lightning

Use Interac e-Transfer to pay from your Canadian bank account. Bitcoin Well converts your dollars into bitcoin and sends it directly to a Lightning wallet you control.

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

## Buy bitcoin with Interac e-Transfer on Lightning

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

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

2. Enter the Canadian-dollar 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**.

![Choose Interac e-Transfer](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/payment-method-interac-guided_1ujb4t8.png)

4. Select **Lightning** under Network.

![Select Lightning under Network](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/interac-lightning-network-guid_s4qy7r.png)

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

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

6. Sign in to online banking with your bank or credit union and start an Interac e-Transfer. Enter the exact recipient, security question, security answer, and e-Transfer message displayed in your Bitcoin Well account.

![Use the Interac e-Transfer payment details shown for your Lightning purchase](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/4/2/3/b/423bb8bf04277800/interac-lightning-details-guid_1dnkptq.png)

7. Send the exact amount you entered, then monitor the purchase under **Activity**.

|| Use only the Interac details shown inside your own Bitcoin Well account. Never copy another customer's details or share your security answer, payment message, or Lightning destination.

||| Save the displayed recipient in your online banking. Future e-Transfers to that recipient can be automatically converted into bitcoin and sent to the wallet currently saved for this payment method. Confirm your Lightning destination before reusing the recipient.

## What happens next?

Bitcoin Well converts the funds when they are received and sends the bitcoin directly to your selected Lightning wallet. Delivery time depends on when the e-Transfer is received, Lightning Network conditions, destination availability, and any review performed by your financial institution.