[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1037},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-cut-off-times-weekends-holidays":3,"resources-category-stablecoin-payout-cut-off-times-weekends-holidays":708},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"body":7,"categories":6,"category":675,"categoryType":6,"compare":6,"contributors":6,"date":676,"description":677,"extension":678,"faq":679,"howto":6,"isBlog":698,"isChangelog":698,"meta":699,"navigation":701,"path":702,"pillar":698,"products":6,"rawbody":703,"role":6,"seo":704,"seoTitle":705,"stem":706,"thumbnail":6,"updated":676,"__hash__":707},"content\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-cut-off-times-weekends-holidays.md","Do stablecoin payouts work on weekends and holidays? Cut-offs and bank calendars by rail",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":663},"minimark",[10,14,20,39,48,53,56,281,297,301,304,307,322,342,345,349,352,358,364,370,376,382,388,392,395,398,509,512,516,519,530,556,562,566,569,634,638,650,654,657],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Partly. The stablecoin leg settles at any hour of any day, and so do Pix in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, and RTP in the US. ACH, domestic wire, SEPA, TED, and SWIFT settle only on business days. A payout sent on one of those rails after the daily cut-off, on a weekend, or on a bank holiday lands on the next business day of that rail's calendar.",[11,15,16],{},[17,18,19],"strong",{},"Key takeaways",[21,22,23,27,30,33,36],"ul",{},[24,25,26],"li",{},"A stablecoin payout is only as weekend-proof as its last mile. The blockchain never closes. Most bank rails do.",[24,28,29],{},"Three calendars matter most: Federal Reserve holidays for USD, TARGET closing days for EUR, and the Brazilian banking calendar for TED and boleto.",[24,31,32],{},"Cut-offs move a payout to the next business day before any holiday does. In Eastern Time: ACH 9:00 PM, domestic wire 3:00 PM, SWIFT 10:30 AM.",[24,34,35],{},"Columbus Day and Veterans Day close the Federal Reserve even though many businesses work. They are the classic payroll surprise.",[24,37,38],{},"Quotes expire in minutes. Quote at send time, never days ahead of a holiday.",[11,40,41,42,47],{},"Our ",[43,44,46],"a",{"href":45},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-settlement-times","settlement times guide"," gives the ETA for each rail. This page answers the question finance teams ask on a Thursday afternoon: which calendar does each rail follow, and what happens when we miss the window?",[49,50,52],"h2",{"id":51},"which-payout-rails-run-247-and-which-follow-business-days","Which payout rails run 24\u002F7, and which follow business days?",[11,54,55],{},"Pix, SPEI, Transfers 3.0, and RTP run around the clock; ACH, wire, SEPA, TED, ACH Colombia, boleto, and SWIFT follow a banking calendar.",[57,58,59,84],"table",{},[60,61,62],"thead",{},[63,64,65,69,72,75,78,81],"tr",{},[66,67,68],"th",{},"Rail",[66,70,71],{},"Country",[66,73,74],{},"Runs 24\u002F7",[66,76,77],{},"Calendar that governs it",[66,79,80],{},"Daily cut-off",[66,82,83],{},"Estimated arrival",[85,86,87,107,123,139,156,175,192,210,227,245,262],"tbody",{},[63,88,89,93,96,99,102,104],{},[90,91,92],"td",{},"Pix",[90,94,95],{},"Brazil",[90,97,98],{},"Yes",[90,100,101],{},"None",[90,103,101],{},[90,105,106],{},"Instant",[63,108,109,112,115,117,119,121],{},[90,110,111],{},"SPEI",[90,113,114],{},"Mexico",[90,116,98],{},[90,118,101],{},[90,120,101],{},[90,122,106],{},[63,124,125,128,131,133,135,137],{},[90,126,127],{},"Transfers 3.0",[90,129,130],{},"Argentina",[90,132,98],{},[90,134,101],{},[90,136,101],{},[90,138,106],{},[63,140,141,144,147,149,152,154],{},[90,142,143],{},"RTP",[90,145,146],{},"United States",[90,148,98],{},[90,150,151],{},"None (USD review step first)",[90,153,101],{},[90,155,106],{},[63,157,158,161,163,166,169,172],{},[90,159,160],{},"ACH",[90,162,146],{},[90,164,165],{},"No",[90,167,168],{},"Federal Reserve holidays",[90,170,171],{},"9:00 PM ET",[90,173,174],{},"~2 business days",[63,176,177,180,182,184,186,189],{},[90,178,179],{},"Domestic wire",[90,181,146],{},[90,183,165],{},[90,185,168],{},[90,187,188],{},"3:00 PM ET",[90,190,191],{},"~1 business day",[63,193,194,197,200,202,205,208],{},[90,195,196],{},"SEPA",[90,198,199],{},"Euro area",[90,201,165],{},[90,203,204],{},"TARGET closing days",[90,206,207],{},"Not published",[90,209,191],{},[63,211,212,215,217,219,222,225],{},[90,213,214],{},"TED",[90,216,95],{},[90,218,165],{},[90,220,221],{},"Brazilian banking days",[90,223,224],{},"End of Brazilian banking day",[90,226,191],{},[63,228,229,232,234,236,239,242],{},[90,230,231],{},"Boleto (bill payment)",[90,233,95],{},[90,235,165],{},[90,237,238],{},"Brazilian banking days, 06:30 to 18:30 BRT",[90,240,241],{},"18:30 BRT, or 14:30 BRT above R$250,000",[90,243,244],{},"Same banking day if on time",[63,246,247,250,253,255,258,260],{},[90,248,249],{},"ACH Colombia",[90,251,252],{},"Colombia",[90,254,165],{},[90,256,257],{},"Colombian banking days",[90,259,207],{},[90,261,191],{},[63,263,264,267,270,272,275,278],{},[90,265,266],{},"SWIFT (POBO\u002FCOBO)",[90,268,269],{},"Global",[90,271,165],{},[90,273,274],{},"Banking days at both ends and every correspondent",[90,276,277],{},"10:30 AM ET",[90,279,280],{},"~5 business days",[11,282,283,284,290,291,296],{},"Cut-offs and arrival estimates come from BlindPay's ",[43,285,289],{"href":286,"rel":287},"https:\u002F\u002Fblindpay.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fkb\u002Fcut-off-times",[288],"nofollow","cut-off times reference"," and ",[43,292,295],{"href":293,"rel":294},"https:\u002F\u002Fblindpay.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fbank-accounts",[288],"bank account docs",". They describe the rails, not a promise for any single payment, and high volume can stretch any of them.",[49,298,300],{"id":299},"why-does-the-stablecoin-leg-never-wait-when-the-bank-leg-does","Why does the stablecoin leg never wait when the bank leg does?",[11,302,303],{},"The stablecoin leg never waits because blockchains have no operating day; bank rails settle through systems that close.",[11,305,306],{},"A blockchain produces blocks continuously. USDC sent at 2:00 AM on Christmas Day confirms like USDC sent on a Tuesday morning. There is no batch window and no holiday list.",[11,308,309,310,315,316,321],{},"Bank rails are different. ACH and Fedwire run through the Federal Reserve, which publishes a list of ",[43,311,314],{"href":312,"rel":313},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.federalreserve.gov\u002Faboutthefed\u002Fk8.htm",[288],"holidays it observes",". Euro payments settle in TARGET, which the ",[43,317,320],{"href":318,"rel":319},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ecb.europa.eu\u002Fpress\u002Fpr\u002Fdate\u002F2000\u002Fhtml\u002Fpr001214_4.en.html",[288],"European Central Bank closes"," on weekends and six fixed days a year.",[11,323,324,325,330,331,336,337,341],{},"Instant systems were built to remove that gap. The Clearing House describes the ",[43,326,329],{"href":327,"rel":328},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theclearinghouse.org\u002Fpayment-systems\u002Frtp",[288],"RTP network"," as available \"around the clock, including bank holidays, weekends and after hours.\" Banco de México lists SPEI's operating hours as a ",[43,332,335],{"href":333,"rel":334},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.banxico.org.mx\u002Fservicios\u002Fspei_-informacion-banco-mex.html",[288],"24\u002F7 scheme",". ",[43,338,92],{"href":339,"rel":340},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bcb.gov.br\u002Fen\u002Ffinancialstability\u002Fpix_en",[288],", run by Banco Central do Brasil, works every day of the year.",[11,343,344],{},"So the answer to \"is it instant?\" depends on the rail at the end, not on the stablecoin.",[49,346,348],{"id":347},"which-holidays-stop-each-rail","Which holidays stop each rail?",[11,350,351],{},"Each fiat rail stops on its own country's banking holidays, and SWIFT stops on the holidays of every country it touches.",[11,353,354,357],{},[17,355,356],{},"United States (ACH, domestic wire, the US leg of SWIFT)."," The Federal Reserve's remaining 2026 holidays are Columbus Day (October 12), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving (November 26), and Christmas (December 25). Two weekend rules matter. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, Federal Reserve Banks open the Friday before. When it falls on a Sunday, they close the Monday after. In 2027, Juneteenth lands on a Saturday and Independence Day on a Sunday, so July 5, 2027 is closed.",[11,359,360,363],{},[17,361,362],{},"Euro area (SEPA)."," TARGET closes on New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, Christmas Day, and 26 December. In 2027, Good Friday is March 26 and Easter Monday is March 29, so a SEPA payout requested on Thursday evening, March 25, can wait until Tuesday, March 30.",[11,365,366,369],{},[17,367,368],{},"Brazil (TED and boleto)."," Pix ignores holidays. TED and boleto do not. During Carnival, Brazilian banks do not clear TED or boletos on Monday and Tuesday, and in 2027 those fall on February 8 and 9. October 12 is also a national holiday in Brazil.",[11,371,372,375],{},[17,373,374],{},"Colombia (ACH Colombia)."," Colombia moves many public holidays to the following Monday, so long weekends are common. A Friday payout before one can take until Tuesday.",[11,377,378,381],{},[17,379,380],{},"Mexico (SPEI)."," SPEI keeps running on Mexican holidays. A peso payout on a holiday settles in minutes.",[11,383,384,387],{},[17,385,386],{},"SWIFT."," A SWIFT payout needs a working day at the sending bank, every correspondent in the chain, and the receiving bank. A US holiday, a holiday in the destination country, or a holiday in the currency's home market can each add a day.",[49,389,391],{"id":390},"what-happens-to-a-payout-submitted-after-the-cut-off","What happens to a payout submitted after the cut-off?",[11,393,394],{},"A payout submitted after a rail's cut-off is processed the next business day, and holidays push that day further out.",[11,396,397],{},"Here is a worked scenario. Friday, October 9, 2026, 6:00 PM ET. Monday, October 12 is Columbus Day in the US, a national holiday in Brazil, and a public holiday in Colombia. Arrival dates are illustrative estimates based on the published cut-offs and ETAs above, before any review time.",[57,399,400,412],{},[60,401,402],{},[63,403,404,407,410],{},[66,405,406],{},"Payout",[66,408,409],{},"What happens",[66,411,83],{},[85,413,414,425,434,445,456,467,478,489,499],{},[63,415,416,419,422],{},[90,417,418],{},"BRL over Pix",[90,420,421],{},"Settles immediately",[90,423,424],{},"Friday night, minutes",[63,426,427,430,432],{},[90,428,429],{},"MXN over SPEI",[90,431,421],{},[90,433,424],{},[63,435,436,439,442],{},[90,437,438],{},"USD over RTP",[90,440,441],{},"Review step, then settles instantly",[90,443,444],{},"As soon as the review clears",[63,446,447,450,453],{},[90,448,449],{},"USD over ACH",[90,451,452],{},"Before the 9:00 PM cut-off, so it is submitted Friday; Monday does not count",[90,454,455],{},"Around Wednesday, October 14",[63,457,458,461,464],{},[90,459,460],{},"USD over domestic wire",[90,462,463],{},"After the 3:00 PM cut-off, so it goes out the next business day",[90,465,466],{},"Tuesday, October 13",[63,468,469,472,475],{},[90,470,471],{},"USD over SWIFT",[90,473,474],{},"After the 10:30 AM cut-off, starts Tuesday; also starts on hold for documents",[90,476,477],{},"As late as Tuesday, October 20",[63,479,480,483,486],{},[90,481,482],{},"EUR over SEPA",[90,484,485],{},"October 12 is not a TARGET closing day, but US holidays can count against processing days",[90,487,488],{},"Monday, October 12, or Tuesday, October 13",[63,490,491,494,497],{},[90,492,493],{},"BRL over TED",[90,495,496],{},"After the Brazilian banking day; Monday is a Brazilian holiday",[90,498,466],{},[63,500,501,504,507],{},[90,502,503],{},"COP over ACH Colombia",[90,505,506],{},"Monday is a Colombian holiday",[90,508,466],{},[11,510,511],{},"Same Friday evening, same stablecoin, five different arrival days. The rail decides.",[49,513,515],{"id":514},"how-do-quotes-holds-and-holidays-interact","How do quotes, holds, and holidays interact?",[11,517,518],{},"Quotes expire in minutes, holds can last weeks, and holidays only move the rail leg, so treat each one separately.",[11,520,521,524,525,529],{},[17,522,523],{},"Quotes."," A payout quote locks the rate and fees for a short window. Five minutes is a common default, some rails return shorter windows, and a quote backs one payout only. Don't quote on Friday to execute on Monday. Quote when you send. The ",[43,526,528],{"href":527},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-api-quotes-explained","quotes guide"," covers expiry in detail.",[11,531,532,535,536,540,541,543,544,547,548,550,551,555],{},[17,533,534],{},"Holds."," Compliance review is a separate clock. At BlindPay, every SWIFT payout starts ",[537,538,539],"code",{},"on_hold"," until its documents are approved, and USD ACH, wire, and RTP payouts pass through ",[537,542,539],{}," as a standard step. A hold can last up to 30 days; a timeout ends in ",[537,545,546],{},"failed",", and a ",[537,549,546],{}," payout does not refund automatically. The ",[43,552,554],{"href":553},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-statuses-explained","payout statuses guide"," explains each state.",[11,557,558,561],{},[17,559,560],{},"Bills with due dates."," A boleto paid after the 18:30 BRT window, or on a non-banking day, executes the next banking day. If a hold pushes execution past the boleto's due date, the requote should fail instead of paying a bill that can no longer be paid. Requote close to execution.",[49,563,565],{"id":564},"how-should-you-schedule-payouts-around-weekends-and-holidays","How should you schedule payouts around weekends and holidays?",[11,567,568],{},"Build the calendar into the payout run, not into the support queue. Seven steps:",[570,571,572,578,584,590,601,607,616],"ol",{},[24,573,574,577],{},[17,575,576],{},"Map every recipient to a rail."," The rail, not the country, decides the calendar. A Brazilian recipient with a Pix key is on a 24\u002F7 rail; the same recipient paid by TED is not.",[24,579,580,583],{},[17,581,582],{},"Load next year's calendars now."," The Federal Reserve holiday list, TARGET closing days, the Brazilian banking calendar, and Colombian holidays are all published in advance.",[24,585,586,589],{},[17,587,588],{},"Compute a send-by time per rail."," Take payday, step back to the last business day of that rail's calendar, then subtract the ETA and a review buffer. For SWIFT, the cut-off is 10:30 AM ET, not end of day.",[24,591,592,595,596,600],{},[17,593,594],{},"Move urgent payments to 24\u002F7 rails."," If a payday falls on a Monday holiday, Pix, SPEI, and RTP still deliver on time. Ask recipients for a Pix key or a CLABE where you can; ",[43,597,599],{"href":598},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fpix-key-cpf-clabe-payout-details","Pix keys, CPF, and CLABE"," lists what to collect.",[24,602,603,606],{},[17,604,605],{},"Quote and execute at send time."," Never hold a quote over a weekend.",[24,608,609,612,613,615],{},[17,610,611],{},"Show the rail-aware date."," \"Arrives Tuesday, October 13\" beats \"1 to 2 business days.\" Treat ",[537,614,539],{}," as pending in the UI, not as an error.",[24,617,618,621,622,290,625,628,629,633],{},[17,619,620],{},"Alert on lateness, not on holidays."," Listen for ",[537,623,624],{},"payout.update",[537,626,627],{},"payout.complete"," webhooks and flag any payout still processing one business day past its estimate. ",[43,630,632],{"href":631},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fhow-to-track-a-crypto-off-ramp-payout","How to track an off-ramp payout"," lists the references to give the recipient.",[49,635,637],{"id":636},"where-does-blindpay-fit","Where does BlindPay fit?",[11,639,640,641,645,646,649],{},"BlindPay is a payout API in the ",[43,642,644],{"href":643},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Ftypes-of-stablecoin-apis","types of stablecoin APIs"," sense: it converts USDC and USDT from your wallet into local currency over Pix, SPEI, Transfers 3.0, ACH, wire, RTP, SEPA, TED, ACH Colombia, and SWIFT (POBO\u002FCOBO), with no pre-funding. Cut-offs, holds, and refund timing are published in the ",[43,647,289],{"href":286,"rel":648},[288],", so your scheduler can read the same rules our operations team works from.",[49,651,653],{"id":652},"what-to-do-next","What to do next",[11,655,656],{},"Pull your last three months of payouts and tag each one with its rail. Count how many landed on ACH, wire, TED, or SWIFT the business day before a holiday. Those are the payments to move to a 24\u002F7 rail or to schedule a day earlier. Then add the 2027 Federal Reserve and TARGET calendars to your payout scheduler before December.",[11,658,659],{},[660,661,662],"em",{},"This article is for general information only and is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Holiday calendars and cut-offs change; confirm them with each operator before relying on a date.",{"title":664,"searchDepth":665,"depth":665,"links":666},"",2,[667,668,669,670,671,672,673,674],{"id":51,"depth":665,"text":52},{"id":299,"depth":665,"text":300},{"id":347,"depth":665,"text":348},{"id":390,"depth":665,"text":391},{"id":514,"depth":665,"text":515},{"id":564,"depth":665,"text":565},{"id":636,"depth":665,"text":637},{"id":652,"depth":665,"text":653},"payments","2026-09-27","The stablecoin leg runs 24\u002F7, and so do Pix, SPEI, and RTP. ACH, wire, SEPA, TED, and SWIFT wait for a business day. Cut-offs and calendars by rail.","md",[680,683,686,689,692,695],{"q":681,"a":682},"Do stablecoin payouts work on weekends?","Partly. The onchain transfer settles any day, and Pix in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, and RTP in the US also run around the clock, so payouts on those rails can land on a Saturday night. ACH, domestic wire, SEPA, TED, and SWIFT only settle on business days. A weekend payout on one of those rails waits for the next business day of that rail's calendar.",{"q":684,"a":685},"Which holiday calendar applies to a SEPA payout?","Euro settlement follows the TARGET calendar. The European Central Bank closes TARGET on weekends plus six fixed days: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, Christmas Day, and 26 December. A SEPA payout requested on one of those days settles on the next TARGET business day. Your provider's own processing days can add US holidays on top, so ask.",{"q":687,"a":688},"What happens to an ACH payout sent the Friday before a US federal holiday?","If it is submitted before the 9:00 PM ET ACH cut-off, it enters Friday's processing, but the holiday Monday does not count as a business day. With an estimate of about two business days, a payout sent on Friday, October 9, 2026, ahead of Columbus Day lands around Wednesday, October 14, plus any compliance review time.",{"q":690,"a":691},"Can I quote a payout on Friday and execute it on Monday?","No. A payout quote is short-lived, often five minutes or less, and each quote backs only one payout. Request the quote when you are ready to send, read expires_at from the response, and execute right away. If the rail is closed, the payout waits for the rail, not the quote.",{"q":693,"a":694},"Do Brazilian bank holidays affect Pix payouts?","No. Pix runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including Carnival and national holidays, so a Pix payout settles in minutes whatever the date. TED transfers and boleto payments do follow the Brazilian banking calendar. A TED or boleto submitted on a holiday, a weekend, or after the cut-off moves to the next banking day.",{"q":696,"a":697},"Why did my wire payout arrive a day later than the estimate?","The most common reason is the cut-off. A US domestic wire submitted after 3:00 PM ET is processed the next business day, and a SWIFT payout submitted after 10:30 AM ET starts the next business day. Federal Reserve holidays such as Columbus Day and Veterans Day also skip a day. A compliance review step can add time on top.",false,{"author":700},"BlindPay Team",true,"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-cut-off-times-weekends-holidays","---\ntitle: \"Do stablecoin payouts work on weekends and holidays? Cut-offs and bank calendars by rail\"\nseoTitle: \"Stablecoin payouts on weekends and holidays, by rail\"\ndescription: \"The stablecoin leg runs 24\u002F7, and so do Pix, SPEI, and RTP. ACH, wire, SEPA, TED, and SWIFT wait for a business day. Cut-offs and calendars by rail.\"\ndate: \"2026-09-27\"\nupdated: \"2026-09-27\"\ncategory: \"payments\"\nauthor: \"BlindPay Team\"\nfaq:\n  - q: \"Do stablecoin payouts work on weekends?\"\n    a: \"Partly. The onchain transfer settles any day, and Pix in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, and RTP in the US also run around the clock, so payouts on those rails can land on a Saturday night. ACH, domestic wire, SEPA, TED, and SWIFT only settle on business days. A weekend payout on one of those rails waits for the next business day of that rail's calendar.\"\n  - q: \"Which holiday calendar applies to a SEPA payout?\"\n    a: \"Euro settlement follows the TARGET calendar. The European Central Bank closes TARGET on weekends plus six fixed days: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, Christmas Day, and 26 December. A SEPA payout requested on one of those days settles on the next TARGET business day. Your provider's own processing days can add US holidays on top, so ask.\"\n  - q: \"What happens to an ACH payout sent the Friday before a US federal holiday?\"\n    a: \"If it is submitted before the 9:00 PM ET ACH cut-off, it enters Friday's processing, but the holiday Monday does not count as a business day. With an estimate of about two business days, a payout sent on Friday, October 9, 2026, ahead of Columbus Day lands around Wednesday, October 14, plus any compliance review time.\"\n  - q: \"Can I quote a payout on Friday and execute it on Monday?\"\n    a: \"No. A payout quote is short-lived, often five minutes or less, and each quote backs only one payout. Request the quote when you are ready to send, read expires_at from the response, and execute right away. If the rail is closed, the payout waits for the rail, not the quote.\"\n  - q: \"Do Brazilian bank holidays affect Pix payouts?\"\n    a: \"No. Pix runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including Carnival and national holidays, so a Pix payout settles in minutes whatever the date. TED transfers and boleto payments do follow the Brazilian banking calendar. A TED or boleto submitted on a holiday, a weekend, or after the cut-off moves to the next banking day.\"\n  - q: \"Why did my wire payout arrive a day later than the estimate?\"\n    a: \"The most common reason is the cut-off. A US domestic wire submitted after 3:00 PM ET is processed the next business day, and a SWIFT payout submitted after 10:30 AM ET starts the next business day. Federal Reserve holidays such as Columbus Day and Veterans Day also skip a day. A compliance review step can add time on top.\"\n---\n\nPartly. The stablecoin leg settles at any hour of any day, and so do Pix in Brazil, SPEI in Mexico, and RTP in the US. ACH, domestic wire, SEPA, TED, and SWIFT settle only on business days. A payout sent on one of those rails after the daily cut-off, on a weekend, or on a bank holiday lands on the next business day of that rail's calendar.\n\n**Key takeaways**\n\n- A stablecoin payout is only as weekend-proof as its last mile. The blockchain never closes. Most bank rails do.\n- Three calendars matter most: Federal Reserve holidays for USD, TARGET closing days for EUR, and the Brazilian banking calendar for TED and boleto.\n- Cut-offs move a payout to the next business day before any holiday does. In Eastern Time: ACH 9:00 PM, domestic wire 3:00 PM, SWIFT 10:30 AM.\n- Columbus Day and Veterans Day close the Federal Reserve even though many businesses work. They are the classic payroll surprise.\n- Quotes expire in minutes. Quote at send time, never days ahead of a holiday.\n\nOur [settlement times guide](\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-settlement-times) gives the ETA for each rail. This page answers the question finance teams ask on a Thursday afternoon: which calendar does each rail follow, and what happens when we miss the window?\n\n## Which payout rails run 24\u002F7, and which follow business days?\n\nPix, SPEI, Transfers 3.0, and RTP run around the clock; ACH, wire, SEPA, TED, ACH Colombia, boleto, and SWIFT follow a banking calendar.\n\n| Rail | Country | Runs 24\u002F7 | Calendar that governs it | Daily cut-off | Estimated arrival |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Pix | Brazil | Yes | None | None | Instant |\n| SPEI | Mexico | Yes | None | None | Instant |\n| Transfers 3.0 | Argentina | Yes | None | None | Instant |\n| RTP | United States | Yes | None (USD review step first) | None | Instant |\n| ACH | United States | No | Federal Reserve holidays | 9:00 PM ET | ~2 business days |\n| Domestic wire | United States | No | Federal Reserve holidays | 3:00 PM ET | ~1 business day |\n| SEPA | Euro area | No | TARGET closing days | Not published | ~1 business day |\n| TED | Brazil | No | Brazilian banking days | End of Brazilian banking day | ~1 business day |\n| Boleto (bill payment) | Brazil | No | Brazilian banking days, 06:30 to 18:30 BRT | 18:30 BRT, or 14:30 BRT above R$250,000 | Same banking day if on time |\n| ACH Colombia | Colombia | No | Colombian banking days | Not published | ~1 business day |\n| SWIFT (POBO\u002FCOBO) | Global | No | Banking days at both ends and every correspondent | 10:30 AM ET | ~5 business days |\n\nCut-offs and arrival estimates come from BlindPay's [cut-off times reference](https:\u002F\u002Fblindpay.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fkb\u002Fcut-off-times) and [bank account docs](https:\u002F\u002Fblindpay.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fbank-accounts). They describe the rails, not a promise for any single payment, and high volume can stretch any of them.\n\n## Why does the stablecoin leg never wait when the bank leg does?\n\nThe stablecoin leg never waits because blockchains have no operating day; bank rails settle through systems that close.\n\nA blockchain produces blocks continuously. USDC sent at 2:00 AM on Christmas Day confirms like USDC sent on a Tuesday morning. There is no batch window and no holiday list.\n\nBank rails are different. ACH and Fedwire run through the Federal Reserve, which publishes a list of [holidays it observes](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.federalreserve.gov\u002Faboutthefed\u002Fk8.htm). Euro payments settle in TARGET, which the [European Central Bank closes](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ecb.europa.eu\u002Fpress\u002Fpr\u002Fdate\u002F2000\u002Fhtml\u002Fpr001214_4.en.html) on weekends and six fixed days a year.\n\nInstant systems were built to remove that gap. The Clearing House describes the [RTP network](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theclearinghouse.org\u002Fpayment-systems\u002Frtp) as available \"around the clock, including bank holidays, weekends and after hours.\" Banco de México lists SPEI's operating hours as a [24\u002F7 scheme](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.banxico.org.mx\u002Fservicios\u002Fspei_-informacion-banco-mex.html). [Pix](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bcb.gov.br\u002Fen\u002Ffinancialstability\u002Fpix_en), run by Banco Central do Brasil, works every day of the year.\n\nSo the answer to \"is it instant?\" depends on the rail at the end, not on the stablecoin.\n\n## Which holidays stop each rail?\n\nEach fiat rail stops on its own country's banking holidays, and SWIFT stops on the holidays of every country it touches.\n\n**United States (ACH, domestic wire, the US leg of SWIFT).** The Federal Reserve's remaining 2026 holidays are Columbus Day (October 12), Veterans Day (November 11), Thanksgiving (November 26), and Christmas (December 25). Two weekend rules matter. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, Federal Reserve Banks open the Friday before. When it falls on a Sunday, they close the Monday after. In 2027, Juneteenth lands on a Saturday and Independence Day on a Sunday, so July 5, 2027 is closed.\n\n**Euro area (SEPA).** TARGET closes on New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, 1 May, Christmas Day, and 26 December. In 2027, Good Friday is March 26 and Easter Monday is March 29, so a SEPA payout requested on Thursday evening, March 25, can wait until Tuesday, March 30.\n\n**Brazil (TED and boleto).** Pix ignores holidays. TED and boleto do not. During Carnival, Brazilian banks do not clear TED or boletos on Monday and Tuesday, and in 2027 those fall on February 8 and 9. October 12 is also a national holiday in Brazil.\n\n**Colombia (ACH Colombia).** Colombia moves many public holidays to the following Monday, so long weekends are common. A Friday payout before one can take until Tuesday.\n\n**Mexico (SPEI).** SPEI keeps running on Mexican holidays. A peso payout on a holiday settles in minutes.\n\n**SWIFT.** A SWIFT payout needs a working day at the sending bank, every correspondent in the chain, and the receiving bank. A US holiday, a holiday in the destination country, or a holiday in the currency's home market can each add a day.\n\n## What happens to a payout submitted after the cut-off?\n\nA payout submitted after a rail's cut-off is processed the next business day, and holidays push that day further out.\n\nHere is a worked scenario. Friday, October 9, 2026, 6:00 PM ET. Monday, October 12 is Columbus Day in the US, a national holiday in Brazil, and a public holiday in Colombia. Arrival dates are illustrative estimates based on the published cut-offs and ETAs above, before any review time.\n\n| Payout | What happens | Estimated arrival |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| BRL over Pix | Settles immediately | Friday night, minutes |\n| MXN over SPEI | Settles immediately | Friday night, minutes |\n| USD over RTP | Review step, then settles instantly | As soon as the review clears |\n| USD over ACH | Before the 9:00 PM cut-off, so it is submitted Friday; Monday does not count | Around Wednesday, October 14 |\n| USD over domestic wire | After the 3:00 PM cut-off, so it goes out the next business day | Tuesday, October 13 |\n| USD over SWIFT | After the 10:30 AM cut-off, starts Tuesday; also starts on hold for documents | As late as Tuesday, October 20 |\n| EUR over SEPA | October 12 is not a TARGET closing day, but US holidays can count against processing days | Monday, October 12, or Tuesday, October 13 |\n| BRL over TED | After the Brazilian banking day; Monday is a Brazilian holiday | Tuesday, October 13 |\n| COP over ACH Colombia | Monday is a Colombian holiday | Tuesday, October 13 |\n\nSame Friday evening, same stablecoin, five different arrival days. The rail decides.\n\n## How do quotes, holds, and holidays interact?\n\nQuotes expire in minutes, holds can last weeks, and holidays only move the rail leg, so treat each one separately.\n\n**Quotes.** A payout quote locks the rate and fees for a short window. Five minutes is a common default, some rails return shorter windows, and a quote backs one payout only. Don't quote on Friday to execute on Monday. Quote when you send. The [quotes guide](\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-api-quotes-explained) covers expiry in detail.\n\n**Holds.** Compliance review is a separate clock. At BlindPay, every SWIFT payout starts `on_hold` until its documents are approved, and USD ACH, wire, and RTP payouts pass through `on_hold` as a standard step. A hold can last up to 30 days; a timeout ends in `failed`, and a `failed` payout does not refund automatically. The [payout statuses guide](\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-payout-statuses-explained) explains each state.\n\n**Bills with due dates.** A boleto paid after the 18:30 BRT window, or on a non-banking day, executes the next banking day. If a hold pushes execution past the boleto's due date, the requote should fail instead of paying a bill that can no longer be paid. Requote close to execution.\n\n## How should you schedule payouts around weekends and holidays?\n\nBuild the calendar into the payout run, not into the support queue. Seven steps:\n\n1. **Map every recipient to a rail.** The rail, not the country, decides the calendar. A Brazilian recipient with a Pix key is on a 24\u002F7 rail; the same recipient paid by TED is not.\n2. **Load next year's calendars now.** The Federal Reserve holiday list, TARGET closing days, the Brazilian banking calendar, and Colombian holidays are all published in advance.\n3. **Compute a send-by time per rail.** Take payday, step back to the last business day of that rail's calendar, then subtract the ETA and a review buffer. For SWIFT, the cut-off is 10:30 AM ET, not end of day.\n4. **Move urgent payments to 24\u002F7 rails.** If a payday falls on a Monday holiday, Pix, SPEI, and RTP still deliver on time. Ask recipients for a Pix key or a CLABE where you can; [Pix keys, CPF, and CLABE](\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fpix-key-cpf-clabe-payout-details) lists what to collect.\n5. **Quote and execute at send time.** Never hold a quote over a weekend.\n6. **Show the rail-aware date.** \"Arrives Tuesday, October 13\" beats \"1 to 2 business days.\" Treat `on_hold` as pending in the UI, not as an error.\n7. **Alert on lateness, not on holidays.** Listen for `payout.update` and `payout.complete` webhooks and flag any payout still processing one business day past its estimate. [How to track an off-ramp payout](\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fhow-to-track-a-crypto-off-ramp-payout) lists the references to give the recipient.\n\n## Where does BlindPay fit?\n\nBlindPay is a payout API in the [types of stablecoin APIs](\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Ftypes-of-stablecoin-apis) sense: it converts USDC and USDT from your wallet into local currency over Pix, SPEI, Transfers 3.0, ACH, wire, RTP, SEPA, TED, ACH Colombia, and SWIFT (POBO\u002FCOBO), with no pre-funding. Cut-offs, holds, and refund timing are published in the [cut-off times reference](https:\u002F\u002Fblindpay.com\u002Fdocs\u002Fkb\u002Fcut-off-times), so your scheduler can read the same rules our operations team works from.\n\n## What to do next\n\nPull your last three months of payouts and tag each one with its rail. Count how many landed on ACH, wire, TED, or SWIFT the business day before a holiday. Those are the payments to move to a 24\u002F7 rail or to schedule a day earlier. 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How that last mile works in Brazil and Mexico.",{"path":956,"title":957,"description":958},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fstablecoin-vs-swift-b2b-payments","Stablecoins vs SWIFT for B2B cross-border payments: a real comparison","Where SWIFT wires still win, where stablecoin settlement wins, and how to compare the two on cost, speed, traceability, and failure modes for business payments in 2026.",{"path":960,"title":961,"description":962},"\u002Fresources\u002Fmore\u002Fusdc-to-ars-routes-2026","USDC to ARS in 2026: routes, fees, and rules compared","Four ways to convert USDC to Argentine pesos in 2026: stablecoin payout APIs, local exchanges, P2P, and global exchanges with Transfers 3.0. 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