diff --git a/src/app/pingpay/callback/page.tsx b/src/app/pingpay/callback/page.tsx
index 2dc9d30c..f2dc368d 100644
--- a/src/app/pingpay/callback/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pingpay/callback/page.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ async function pollSessionStatus(sessionId: string): Promise<{
   txHash: string | null;
   senderId: string | null;
 } | null> {
-  const maxAttempts = 15;
+  // 60 attempts × 2 s = 120 s. PingPay's relayer can take >30 s to submit the
+  // on-chain tx, especially for first-ever donations to a recipient. The old
+  // 30 s window silently dropped the sync when settlement was slow.
+  const maxAttempts = 60;
   const delayMs = 2000;
 
   let lastData: {
diff --git a/src/entities/campaign/components/CampaignBanner.tsx b/src/entities/campaign/components/CampaignBanner.tsx
index 74feaeab..18439fdb 100644
--- a/src/entities/campaign/components/CampaignBanner.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/campaign/components/CampaignBanner.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { useWalletUserSession } from "@/common/wallet";
 import { AccountProfileLink } from "@/entities/_shared/account";
 import { useFungibleToken } from "@/entities/_shared/token";
 import { DonateToCampaign } from "@/features/donation";
-import { FastDonateButton } from "@/features/pingpay";
+// import { FastDonateButton } from "@/features/pingpay";
 
 import { CampaignProgressBar } from "./CampaignProgressBar";
 import { useCampaignForm } from "../hooks/forms";
@@ -274,14 +274,15 @@ export const CampaignBanner: React.FC<CampaignBannerProps> = ({ campaignId }) =>
                     {...{ campaignId }}
                   />
 
-                  <FastDonateButton
+                  {/* Create Payment link disabled — campaigns contract for pinpay is not active, needs migration for pingpay integration. */}
+                  {/* <FastDonateButton
                     recipientAccountId={campaign?.recipient?.id ?? ""}
                     tokenId={campaign?.token.account ?? NATIVE_TOKEN_ID}
                     campaignId={campaignId}
                     campaignName={campaign?.name ?? undefined}
                     disabled={campaign?.status !== "active"}
                     className="mb-4"
-                  />
+                  /> */}
 
                   <SocialsShare
                     shareText={`Support ${campaign?.name} Campaign on ${
diff --git a/src/features/pingpay/components/PingPayModal.tsx b/src/features/pingpay/components/PingPayModal.tsx
index f673f7f4..830788bb 100644
--- a/src/features/pingpay/components/PingPayModal.tsx
+++ b/src/features/pingpay/components/PingPayModal.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import { create, useModal } from "@ebay/nice-modal-react";
 import { Check, Copy, ExternalLink } from "lucide-react";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 
+import { nearProtocolClient } from "@/common/blockchains/near-protocol";
 import { floatToIndivisible } from "@/common/lib/format";
 import { TextField } from "@/common/ui/form/components";
 import {
@@ -19,6 +20,17 @@ import {
 } from "@/common/ui/layout/components";
 import { useWalletUserSession } from "@/common/wallet";
 
+import { PINGPAY_USDC_TOKEN_CONTRACT_ID } from "../constants";
+
+// Fallback registration deposit when the FT contract's storage_balance_bounds
+// is unavailable. Mirrors what direct-ft-donation.ts uses for headroom.
+const STORAGE_DEPOSIT_FALLBACK_YOCTO = "100000000000000000000000"; // 0.1 NEAR
+
+const ftContractIdForSymbol = (symbol: string): string | null => {
+  if (symbol.toUpperCase() === "USDC") return PINGPAY_USDC_TOKEN_CONTRACT_ID;
+  return null;
+};
+
 export type PingPayModalProps = {
   tokenSymbol: string;
   tokenDecimals: number;
@@ -66,6 +78,47 @@ export const PingPayModal = create((props: PingPayModalProps) => {
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [sessionUrl, setSessionUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
+  // null = not yet checked; true = recipient is unregistered on the FT contract
+  // and will need a one-time storage_deposit before PingPay can settle.
+  const [needsStorageDeposit, setNeedsStorageDeposit] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
+
+  const ftContractId = ftContractIdForSymbol(tokenSymbol);
+
+  // Pre-flight: check whether the recipient has storage on the FT token contract.
+  // PingPay routes through intents.near and skips the storage_deposit step the
+  // native flow performs; if the recipient isn't registered, the donation
+  // contract refunds the FT transfer.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isCampaign || !recipientAccountId || !ftContractId) {
+      setNeedsStorageDeposit(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setNeedsStorageDeposit(null);
+
+    const tokenClient = nearProtocolClient.contractApi({ contractId: ftContractId });
+
+    tokenClient
+      .view<{ account_id: string }, { total: string; available: string } | null>(
+        "storage_balance_of",
+        { args: { account_id: recipientAccountId } },
+      )
+      .then((balance) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setNeedsStorageDeposit(balance === null);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        // On view failure, don't block the user — assume registered and let
+        // the on-chain flow surface a real error if it fails.
+        setNeedsStorageDeposit(false);
+      });
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [isCampaign, recipientAccountId, ftContractId]);
 
   const close = useCallback(() => {
     self.hide();
@@ -104,6 +157,46 @@ export const PingPayModal = create((props: PingPayModalProps) => {
     setIsSubmitting(true);
 
     try {
+      // Register the recipient on the FT contract before creating the PingPay
+      // session. If the donor cancels or signing fails, abort — no payment link
+      // is created, so no funds are at risk.
+      if (!isCampaign && recipientAccountId && ftContractId && needsStorageDeposit === true) {
+        try {
+          const tokenClient = nearProtocolClient.contractApi({ contractId: ftContractId });
+
+          let depositYocto = STORAGE_DEPOSIT_FALLBACK_YOCTO;
+
+          try {
+            const bounds = await tokenClient.view<{}, { min: string; max: string }>(
+              "storage_balance_bounds",
+            );
+
+            // Prefer the contract's declared minimum; fall back if missing.
+            if (bounds?.min) depositYocto = bounds.min;
+          } catch {
+            // keep fallback
+          }
+
+          await tokenClient.call("storage_deposit", {
+            args: { account_id: recipientAccountId },
+            deposit: depositYocto,
+            gas: "100000000000000",
+          });
+
+          setNeedsStorageDeposit(false);
+        } catch (storageErr) {
+          console.error("FT storage_deposit pre-flight failed:", storageErr);
+
+          setError(
+            "Could not register this project on the token contract. " +
+              "Please try again or use a different wallet.",
+          );
+
+          setIsSubmitting(false);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       const origin = typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.location.origin : "";
       const indivisibleAmount = floatToIndivisible(amountFloat, tokenDecimals).toString();
 
@@ -217,6 +310,12 @@ export const PingPayModal = create((props: PingPayModalProps) => {
                     isCampaign ? "this campaign" : "this project"
                   }.`}
                 </p>
+
+                {needsStorageDeposit === true && (
+                  <p className="mt-2 text-xs italic text-neutral-500">
+                    {`Note: This project hasn't received ${tokenSymbol} before. A one-time ~0.1 NEAR registration will be signed from your wallet so the donation can settle on-chain.`}
+                  </p>
+                )}
               </DialogDescription>
 
               <DialogFooter>
diff --git a/src/features/pingpay/constants.ts b/src/features/pingpay/constants.ts
index a1c09a0d..b5d6f997 100644
--- a/src/features/pingpay/constants.ts
+++ b/src/features/pingpay/constants.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /**
- * Reserved for future PingPay-related constants.
- * Token gating was previously done here but removed: PingPay's Hosted Checkout
- * accepts whatever NEAR-chain asset symbol you pass; the API surfaces an error
- * if the asset is unsupported. The button now enables for every campaign and
- * defers asset validation to PingPay.
+ * PingPay routes USDC donations through this NEAR Intents-wrapped USDC token
+ * contract. Used to pre-check / register recipient storage on the FT contract
+ * so PingPay donations don't get refunded.
  */
-export {};
+export const PINGPAY_USDC_TOKEN_CONTRACT_ID =
+  "17208628f84f5d6ad33f0da3bbbeb27ffcb398eac501a31bd6ad2011e36133a1";
diff --git a/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/DonationItem.tsx b/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/DonationItem.tsx
index 2ed347c6..b533aea3 100644
--- a/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/DonationItem.tsx
+++ b/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/DonationItem.tsx
@@ -87,14 +87,22 @@ export const DonationItem = ({
   const recipient = _recipient ?? { id: "" };
   const { id: recipientId } = recipient;
   const paidAt = new Date(donated_at).getTime();
-  const ftId = token.id || baseCurrency;
-  const decimals = token.decimals;
+  const ftId = (token as any).account || (token as any).id || baseCurrency;
+  // The indexer reports decimals=24 for wrapped Intents stablecoins (USDC/USDT)
+  // even though they actually use 6 decimals. Override by symbol as a workaround.
+  const symbolDecimalsOverride: Record<string, number> = { USDC: 6, USDT: 6 };
+
+  const decimals =
+    token.symbol && symbolDecimalsOverride[token.symbol.toUpperCase()] !== undefined
+      ? symbolDecimalsOverride[token.symbol.toUpperCase()]
+      : token.decimals;
+
   const isPot = !!potId;
 
   const donationAmount = parseFloat(
     Big(total_amount || amount)
       .div(Big(10).pow(ftId === "near" ? 24 : decimals || 24))
-      .toFixed(2),
+      .toFixed(decimals && decimals <= 6 ? 4 : 2),
   );
 
   const url = isPot
@@ -139,13 +147,20 @@ export const DonationItem = ({
       </FundingSrc>
       <div className="price tab">
         <div className="near-icon">
-          {ftId === NATIVE_TOKEN_ID ? (
+          {ftId === NATIVE_TOKEN_ID || token.symbol?.toUpperCase() === "NEAR" ? (
             <TokenIcon tokenId={NATIVE_TOKEN_ID} />
-          ) : (
-            <img className="h-[21px] w-[21px]" src={token.icon} alt="Token icon" />
-          )}
+          ) : token.icon ? (
+            <img
+              className="h-[21px] w-[21px]"
+              src={token.icon}
+              alt="Token icon"
+              onError={(e) => {
+                (e.currentTarget as HTMLImageElement).style.display = "none";
+              }}
+            />
+          ) : null}
         </div>
-        {addTrailingZeros(donationAmount)}
+        {addTrailingZeros(donationAmount)} {token.symbol ?? ""}
       </div>
       <div className="tab date">{getTimePassed(paidAt, true)} ago</div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/accounts.ts b/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/accounts.ts
index 59fb8c6d..c189e517 100644
--- a/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/layout/profile/_deprecated/accounts.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export const getAccountDonationsReceived = async ({
   limit?: number;
 }) => {
   const res = await fetch(
-    `${INDEXER_API_ENDPOINT_URL}/api/v1/accounts/${accountId}/donations_received?limit=${limit || 9999}`,
+    `${INDEXER_API_ENDPOINT_URL}/api/v1/accounts/${accountId}/donations_received?page_size=${limit || 9999}`,
   );
 
   const json = await res.json();