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How-tos and overviews of stablecoins, payments, and financial services basics.
Payments
How money moves: payout flows, local rails, and what happens between an API call and funds landing in a bank account.
10 myths about cross-border stablecoin payments, checked against the research
Always cheaper? No intermediaries? Recipient needs a wallet? 10 common claims about cross-border stablecoin payments, checked against the Fed and the BIS.
Read article7 real-world blockchain payment use cases: payroll, remittances, B2B, and more
Seven places blockchain payments beat bank rails: contractor payroll, remittances, B2B suppliers, marketplaces, 24/7 treasury, bill pay, and PSP payouts.
Read articleA short history of cross-border stablecoin payments, 2014 to 2026
The dates that turned stablecoins from a trading tool into cross-border payment rails: USDC, Pix, MiCA, the GENIUS Act, ISO 20022, and Visa settlement.
Read articleStablecoins
The digital dollars behind modern cross-border payments, and the ramps that connect them to bank money.
Are stablecoin cards safe? Peg, issuer, custody, and smart contract risks
The five risks of a stablecoin card: peg, program failure, custody, smart contracts, and fraud, with the August 2026 incident and a safety checklist.
Read articleAre stablecoin payments safe? The risks businesses should check, and how to reduce them
Stablecoin payments are as safe as the issuer, the network, the provider, and your own controls. The seven risks to check, with real incidents and fixes.
Read articleBest stablecoin APIs for cross-border payments in 2026: BlindPay, Circle, Stripe, Bridge, and Fireblocks compared
Five stablecoin APIs compared for cross-border payments: primary use case, pre-funding requirement, payout regions, and developer experience, plus how to choose by buyer scenario.
Read articleCompliance
The verification and reporting requirements that keep global payments safe and legal.
AML audit readiness: what regulators ask for and how to prove your risk monitoring works
The evidence examiners expect from automated risk monitoring: a 10-item evidence table, good vs poor practice, SAR timelines, RFIs, and a 30-day plan.
Read articleAdding remittances to a US neobank: the Remittance Transfer Rule, disclosures, and pricing
How to add a low-fee remittance feature to a US neobank: when the Remittance Transfer Rule applies, disclosures, 30-minute cancellation, and pricing.
Read articleAre blockchain payments legal? Rules in the US, EU, UK, Brazil, and Mexico
Blockchain payments are legal for businesses in the US, EU, UK, Brazil, and Mexico, under different rules. What each country regulates, as of October 2026.
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