diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ae9e66a..35bb785 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@ export {
   serializePaymentReceipt,
   deserializePaymentReceipt,
   finalizePaymentReceipt,
+  // Local receipt registry (hash-based lookup)
+  registerReceipt,
+  getReceiptByTxHash,
+  getAllReceipts,
+  clearReceipts,
 } from "./receipt.js";
 export type {
   PaymentReceipt,
diff --git a/src/receipt.ts b/src/receipt.ts
index 62a63c1..3f0faf1 100644
--- a/src/receipt.ts
+++ b/src/receipt.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { createHash } from "crypto";
 import { Horizon } from "@stellar/stellar-sdk";
 import type { DecodedTransactionResult, Invoice, Payment } from "./types.js";
+import type { PaymentReceipt as ChainPaymentReceipt } from "./types/receipts.js";
 import { PayerAddressRequiredError } from "./errors.js";
 import { decodeTransactionResult } from "./txResultDecoder.js";
 
@@ -307,3 +308,52 @@ function _buildReceiptObject(data: {
     },
   };
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Local receipt registry — module-level singleton, hash-based lookup.
+// Uses the chain PaymentReceipt type from src/types/receipts.ts which carries
+// a txHash field. The compiled-summary PaymentReceipt defined above does not
+// participate in this registry.
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const _receiptRegistry = new Map<string, ChainPaymentReceipt>();
+
+/**
+ * Store a receipt in the module-level registry, keyed by its `txHash`.
+ * Calling this again with the same `txHash` will overwrite the previous entry.
+ *
+ * @param receipt - The chain payment receipt to store.
+ */
+export function registerReceipt(receipt: ChainPaymentReceipt): void {
+  _receiptRegistry.set(receipt.txHash, receipt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve a previously registered receipt by transaction hash.
+ *
+ * @param txHash - The transaction hash to look up.
+ * @returns The stored receipt, or `null` if none exists for that hash.
+ */
+export function getReceiptByTxHash(txHash: string): ChainPaymentReceipt | null {
+  return _receiptRegistry.get(txHash) ?? null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return all registered receipts sorted by `timestamp` ascending.
+ *
+ * @returns A new array of receipts in chronological order.
+ */
+export function getAllReceipts(): ChainPaymentReceipt[] {
+  return Array.from(_receiptRegistry.values()).sort(
+    (a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp,
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove all entries from the registry.
+ * Intended for test teardown — use with care in production code.
+ */
+export function clearReceipts(): void {
+  _receiptRegistry.clear();
+}
+
diff --git a/test/receipt.registry.test.ts b/test/receipt.registry.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9260595
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/receipt.registry.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import {
+  registerReceipt,
+  getReceiptByTxHash,
+  getAllReceipts,
+  clearReceipts,
+} from "../src/receipt.js";
+import type { PaymentReceipt as ChainPaymentReceipt } from "../src/types/receipts.js";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makeReceipt(
+  overrides: Partial<ChainPaymentReceipt> = {},
+): ChainPaymentReceipt {
+  return {
+    invoiceId: "invoice-1",
+    paymentId: "payment-1",
+    amount: "1000000",
+    recipientId: "GABC123",
+    txHash: "abc123hash",
+    ledger: 1000,
+    timestamp: 1_700_000_000_000,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test suite
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("receipt registry", () => {
+  // Always start each test with an empty registry.
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    clearReceipts();
+  });
+
+  describe("registerReceipt / getReceiptByTxHash", () => {
+    it("stores a receipt and retrieves it by txHash", () => {
+      const receipt = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-aaa" });
+      registerReceipt(receipt);
+
+      const retrieved = getReceiptByTxHash("tx-aaa");
+      expect(retrieved).toEqual(receipt);
+    });
+
+    it("returns null for an unknown txHash", () => {
+      const result = getReceiptByTxHash("nonexistent-hash");
+      expect(result).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("overwrites a receipt with the same txHash", () => {
+      const first = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-dup", amount: "100" });
+      const second = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-dup", amount: "200" });
+
+      registerReceipt(first);
+      registerReceipt(second);
+
+      const retrieved = getReceiptByTxHash("tx-dup");
+      expect(retrieved?.amount).toBe("200");
+    });
+
+    it("stores multiple distinct receipts independently", () => {
+      const r1 = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-1" });
+      const r2 = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-2" });
+
+      registerReceipt(r1);
+      registerReceipt(r2);
+
+      expect(getReceiptByTxHash("tx-1")).toEqual(r1);
+      expect(getReceiptByTxHash("tx-2")).toEqual(r2);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("getAllReceipts", () => {
+    it("returns an empty array when no receipts are registered", () => {
+      expect(getAllReceipts()).toEqual([]);
+    });
+
+    it("returns all registered receipts", () => {
+      const r1 = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-1" });
+      const r2 = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-2" });
+
+      registerReceipt(r1);
+      registerReceipt(r2);
+
+      const all = getAllReceipts();
+      expect(all).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+
+    it("returns receipts ordered by timestamp ascending", () => {
+      const oldest = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-old", timestamp: 1_000 });
+      const newest = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-new", timestamp: 3_000 });
+      const middle = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-mid", timestamp: 2_000 });
+
+      // Register in non-chronological order to verify sorting.
+      registerReceipt(newest);
+      registerReceipt(oldest);
+      registerReceipt(middle);
+
+      const all = getAllReceipts();
+      expect(all.map((r) => r.txHash)).toEqual(["tx-old", "tx-mid", "tx-new"]);
+    });
+
+    it("does not mutate the internal registry order when sorted", () => {
+      const a = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-z", timestamp: 999 });
+      const b = makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-a", timestamp: 1 });
+
+      registerReceipt(a);
+      registerReceipt(b);
+
+      // Call twice — result should be consistent.
+      const first = getAllReceipts().map((r) => r.txHash);
+      const second = getAllReceipts().map((r) => r.txHash);
+      expect(first).toEqual(second);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("clearReceipts", () => {
+    it("empties the registry", () => {
+      registerReceipt(makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-1" }));
+      registerReceipt(makeReceipt({ txHash: "tx-2" }));
+
+      clearReceipts();
+
+      expect(getAllReceipts()).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(getReceiptByTxHash("tx-1")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("is idempotent — calling on an empty registry does not throw", () => {
+      expect(() => clearReceipts()).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+});