diff --git a/modules/rcart/components/folk-payment-page.ts b/modules/rcart/components/folk-payment-page.ts
index 0d7a9ee..80d2ee7 100644
--- a/modules/rcart/components/folk-payment-page.ts
+++ b/modules/rcart/components/folk-payment-page.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ class FolkPaymentPage extends HTMLElement {
 		this.render();
 
 		try {
+			const effectiveAmount = this.getEffectiveAmount();
 			const res = await fetch(`${this.getApiBase()}/api/payments/${this.paymentId}/transak-session`, {
 				method: 'POST',
 				headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-				body: JSON.stringify({ email: this.cardEmail }),
+				body: JSON.stringify({ email: this.cardEmail, ...(effectiveAmount ? { amount: effectiveAmount } : {}) }),
 			});
 			const data = await res.json();
 			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(data.error || 'Failed to create session');
@@ -391,16 +392,38 @@ class FolkPaymentPage extends HTMLElement {
 
 		const chainNames: Record<number, string> = { 8453: 'Base', 84532: 'Base Sepolia', 1: 'Ethereum' };
 		const chainName = chainNames[p.chainId] || `Chain ${p.chainId}`;
+		const isTestnet = p.chainId === 84532;
 
 		const showAmountInput = p.amountEditable && p.status === 'pending';
 		const displayAmount = (!p.amount || p.amount === '0') && p.amountEditable ? 'Any amount' : `${p.amount} ${p.token}`;
 
+		// Derive a short recipient label from creatorDid
+		const recipientLabel = p.creatorDid
+			? (p.creatorDid.startsWith('did:') ? p.creatorDid.split(':').pop()?.slice(0, 12) + '...' : p.creatorDid.slice(0, 16) + '...')
+			: p.recipientAddress.slice(0, 8) + '...' + p.recipientAddress.slice(-6);
+
+		// Build available methods description
+		const methods = p.enabledMethods || { card: true, wallet: true, encryptid: true };
+		const methodLabels: string[] = [];
+		if (methods.card) methodLabels.push('Credit Card (via Transak)');
+		if (methods.wallet) methodLabels.push('External Wallet (MetaMask, etc.)');
+		if (methods.encryptid) methodLabels.push('EncryptID Passkey');
+
 		return `
+			${isTestnet ? `<div class="staging-banner">
+				This is a staging environment for testing credit card to stablecoin and asset-backed CRDT token transactions. Your credit card will not be charged.
+			</div>` : ''}
+
 			<div class="header">
 				<h1 class="title">Payment Request</h1>
 				<div class="status-badge status-${p.status}">${p.status}</div>
 			</div>
 
+			<div class="recipient-info">
+				You are sending a payment to <strong>${this.esc(recipientLabel)}</strong>${p.description ? ` for <strong>${this.esc(p.description)}</strong>` : ''}.
+				${methodLabels.length > 0 ? `You can pay by: ${methodLabels.join(', ')}.` : ''}
+			</div>
+
 			<div class="amount-display">
 				${showAmountInput ? `
 					<div class="editable-amount">
@@ -417,7 +440,7 @@ class FolkPaymentPage extends HTMLElement {
 				`}
 			</div>
 
-			<div class="description">${this.esc(p.description)}</div>
+			${p.description ? `<div class="description">${this.esc(p.description)}</div>` : ''}
 
 			${p.paymentType === 'subscription' ? '<div class="type-badge">Subscription</div>' : ''}
 			${p.paymentType === 'payer_choice' && p.status === 'pending' ? `
@@ -633,6 +656,10 @@ class FolkPaymentPage extends HTMLElement {
 
 			.payment-page { }
 
+			.staging-banner { background: rgba(251,191,36,0.12); border: 1px solid rgba(251,191,36,0.3); color: #fbbf24; border-radius: 8px; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; font-size: 0.8125rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; text-align: center; }
+			.recipient-info { color: var(--rs-text-secondary); font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0.75rem 1rem; background: var(--rs-bg-surface); border-radius: 8px; border: 1px solid var(--rs-border); }
+			.recipient-info strong { color: var(--rs-text-primary); }
+
 			.header { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; }
 			.title { color: var(--rs-text-primary); font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 700; margin: 0; }
 
diff --git a/modules/rcart/mod.ts b/modules/rcart/mod.ts
index 66bbd07..f657184 100644
--- a/modules/rcart/mod.ts
+++ b/modules/rcart/mod.ts
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ routes.post("/api/payments/:id/transak-session", async (c) => {
 	if (p.status !== 'pending') return c.json({ error: "Payment is no longer pending" }, 400);
 	if (p.enabledMethods && !p.enabledMethods.card) return c.json({ error: "Card payments are not enabled for this request" }, 400);
 
-	const { email } = await c.req.json();
+	const { email, amount: overrideAmount } = await c.req.json();
 	if (!email) return c.json({ error: "Required: email" }, 400);
 
 	const transakApiKey = getTransakApiKey();
@@ -1399,6 +1399,9 @@ routes.post("/api/payments/:id/transak-session", async (c) => {
 
 	const host = new URL(c.req.url).hostname;
 
+	// Use override amount for editable-amount payments, otherwise use preset amount
+	const effectiveAmount = (p.amountEditable && overrideAmount) ? String(overrideAmount) : p.amount;
+
 	const widgetParams: Record<string, string> = {
 		apiKey: transakApiKey,
 		referrerDomain: extractRootDomain(host),
@@ -1407,7 +1410,7 @@ routes.post("/api/payments/:id/transak-session", async (c) => {
 		defaultCryptoCurrency: p.token,
 		walletAddress: p.recipientAddress,
 		disableWalletAddressForm: 'true',
-		cryptoAmount: p.amount,
+		cryptoAmount: effectiveAmount,
 		partnerOrderId: `pay-${paymentId}`,
 		email,
 		themeColor: '6366f1',