Guide: Bartending
Money transfers for bartenders at 3% commission
Donator Editorial · July 21, 2026
Money transfers let a bartender take a tip from a guest directly, with no cash needed. With Donator any card works, at 3% commission, and the money lands instantly in GEL at a Georgian bank.
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Tips at the bar, by card
The guest only needs a card. A Georgian or a foreign card works the same.
A foreign guest can leave a tip too, with no extra app to install.
You can treat bartending as a regular support channel: one link, an instant alert, and GEL payout, so the process stays simple and clear.
3% commission on every tip
Donator keeps no cut. The whole tip reaches you in GEL.
You can treat bartending as a regular support channel: one link, an instant alert, and GEL payout, so the process stays simple and clear.
Instant payout in GEL
Transfers arrive instantly at a Georgian bank, backed by the official TBC and Bank of Georgia partnership.
You can treat bartending as a regular support channel: one link, an instant alert, and GEL payout, so the process stays simple and clear.
Easy start for bartenders
Donator is Georgia's first platform of its kind and is expanding across the Caucasus. A bartender can start for free.
You can treat bartending as a regular support channel: one link, an instant alert, and GEL payout, so the process stays simple and clear.
DonationAlerts and Streamlabs: bartending money transfers and the local option
Many streamers search DonationAlerts or Streamlabs when they want setup or an alternative. For bartending money transfers in Georgia, GEL payout is often the real friction.
On Donator the OBS alert shows right away, viewers pay with any card, and money goes to TBC or Bank of Georgia. You can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.
DonationAlerts, Streamlabs, and other tools: what changes in Georgia
Many streamers start with DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, because those are the names people type when they search for an OBS donation alert, a donation page, or an alternative to a foreign tool. StreamElements often shows up in the same shortlist.
In Georgia those products are often built for other markets: foreign wallets, awkward withdrawals, or fees that never land cleanly in GEL. Patreon and PayPal still fit some creator formats, but they do not always replace live stream donations with payout to a Georgian bank.
Donator is built so a viewer can pay with any card, Georgian or foreign, the alert can show in OBS right away, and the money settles in GEL to TBC or Bank of Georgia. If you already used DonationAlerts or Streamlabs, you can keep the same alert habit and fix payouts locally.
Frequently asked questions
- A guest has a foreign card, does it work?
- Yes, any card works, Georgian or foreign.
- Does Donator charge commission?
- The commission is 3%. 97% of the amount reaches your Georgian bank in GEL.
- Where does the tip land?
- Straight to a Georgian bank, in GEL, instantly.
- Can I switch from DonationAlerts or Streamlabs?
- Yes. Copy a new Browser Source URL on Donator, replace the old OBS source, and share your new page. You can keep the same scene.
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Donator: Georgia's first and best donation platform for streamers, on its way to becoming the only platform a streamer needs and expanding across the Caucasus region.
In official partnership with Georgia's leading banks, TBC and Bank of Georgia.
Donator is Georgia's #1 platform: 3% commission, paid out in GEL straight to your Georgian bank.
Create an account in 2 minutes and start getting paid today.
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