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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 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

Select Buy bitcoin

Enter the Canadian-dollar amount you want to spend.

Enter the purchase amount

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

Choose Interac e-Transfer

Select Lightning under Network.

Select Lightning under Network

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

Select your Lightning destination wallet

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

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.

Updated on: 14/07/2026

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