# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Cross-Border

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VISA Steps Up Stablecoin Settlement Efforts, The Path for Crypto Payments Becomes Increasingly Clear

VISA continues to expand its global pilot for stablecoin settlement, adding support for five more blockchain networks (Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, Tempo) to bring the total to nine. More significantly, the program's annualized settlement volume has grown 50% quarter-over-quarter to $7 billion. This move highlights a key shift: stablecoins are increasingly being integrated not as a front-end consumer novelty but as a foundational infrastructure for back-end settlement between issuers, acquirers, and the payment network itself. Against a backdrop where many Web3 narratives have lost momentum, crypto payments stand out due to their tangible utility. The core value proposition is clear: enabling faster, cheaper, and more accessible value transfer, especially for cross-border business, payroll, and B2B transactions. Stablecoins like USDC and USDT have evolved into a de facto on-chain dollar network, creating sustained demand for related payment, exchange, and compliance services. While major players like VISA are building the underlying networks, opportunities remain for specialized service providers in areas like cross-border payments for e-commerce, payroll for Web3 companies, or fiat on/off-ramps for exchanges. However, this growing legitimacy also raises the regulatory bar. Touching monetary flows inevitably attracts scrutiny regarding licensing, KYC/AML, and the precise classification of activities (e.g., custody, money transmission). Success in this increasingly defined sector will depend not just on technical execution but on building compliant business structures from the outset.

marsbit14 ч. назад

VISA Steps Up Stablecoin Settlement Efforts, The Path for Crypto Payments Becomes Increasingly Clear

marsbit14 ч. назад

Hundreds of Foreign Entrepreneurs Settle in Shanghai: An International Experiment in a Vacant Office

In May 2026, Shanghai's empty Hongqiao Alibaba Center transformed into muShanghai—a 28-day, tech-focused pop-up city. Founded by Sun, leader of The Mu community, the event hosted around 800 international innovators, with 46% in AI/ML and 16% in hardware/robotics. Attendees paid their own way, challenging the norm of subsidizing foreign guests. The program faced initial friction—ticket pricing debates, sponsor misunderstandings, and cultural adjustments—but prioritized deep, trust-based connections over transactional networking. Structured into themed weeks (AI, biotech, hardware, culture), it aimed to create dense, sustained collaboration rarely found at short conferences. Success stories included a Chinese student securing an overseas internship and the OpenClaw team committing to China. The event aligns with China's 15th Five-Year Plan goals for open innovation but operates as a grassroots bridge, helping global talent navigate China’s ecosystem. Sun's vision is a permanent hub where the world meets China, driven by a desire to boost China's soft power. Whether muShanghai becomes a replicable model remains uncertain, but it has shown that bringing global creators to China for immersive collaboration is possible.

marsbit22 ч. назад

Hundreds of Foreign Entrepreneurs Settle in Shanghai: An International Experiment in a Vacant Office

marsbit22 ч. назад

Why Ripple’s XRP Is A Better Transaction Choice Compared To SWIFT

Crypto expert CharuSan argues that Ripple's XRP is superior to SWIFT for cross-border transactions, predicting SWIFT may need to integrate XRP to survive. He highlights XRP's On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) technology as faster and cheaper, freeing up trillions for banks instantly, while SWIFT is described as cumbersome and slow. CharuSan states that banks' main software is already integrated with Ripple, enabling rapid, widespread adoption. He believes SWIFT must adopt XRP as a liquidity layer to remain relevant, rather than staying a simple messaging service. While SWIFT is developing a distributed ledger on Ethereum's Linea with partners, CharuSan dismisses this move, noting Linea handles messaging trials but isn't a liquidity solution and incurs verification costs on Ethereum, making it non-viable for payments. In conclusion, CharuSan asserts that without integrating XRP, SWIFT is "doomed" to fade away. At the time of writing, XRP price was around $1.41.

bitcoinist05/16 23:32

Why Ripple’s XRP Is A Better Transaction Choice Compared To SWIFT

bitcoinist05/16 23:32

Cross-Border Payment Giant Wise Lands on NASDAQ

Fintech company Wise has successfully listed its A-class shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker "WSE," while maintaining its secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange. This move, more of a primary listing transfer to the US than a traditional IPO, reflects Wise's strategic shift to be closer to a key growth market, attract a broader investor base, and support its business evolution. Founded in London by two Estonians to solve personal pain points with costly and opaque international bank transfers, Wise initially grew as TransferWise by offering faster, cheaper, and more transparent currency exchange and cross-border payments. It has since expanded beyond a simple transfer tool into a comprehensive global financial services platform, offering multi-currency accounts, business services, debit cards, and the Wise Platform, which provides its infrastructure to banks and other institutions. Wise's latest fiscal year data highlights its scale: $243 billion in cross-border transaction volume, $39 billion in customer balances, and nearly 19 million customers. The company continues to emphasize its low average fee of 0.52% and fast transaction speeds, with 75% of payments arriving within 20 seconds. The Nasdaq listing aligns with Wise's ambitions in the US market, where it aims to grow its consumer and business user base and, critically, deepen partnerships with American banks through Wise Platform. To further strengthen its US operations, Wise is reportedly seeking a national trust bank charter and a Federal Reserve master account to gain more direct control over USD payment flows. The transition also involved corporate governance discussions, as the move was approved alongside an extension of its dual-class share structure, which grants founders enhanced voting rights. In summary, Wise's Nasdaq debut marks its transition from a disruptive money transfer startup into a major global payments network player. Its future growth will be tested on its ability to scale its platform business, execute its US strategy, and maintain profitability and governance standards under the scrutiny of public markets.

marsbit05/16 01:18

Cross-Border Payment Giant Wise Lands on NASDAQ

marsbit05/16 01:18

A Century Before Swift and Blockchain, China Built Its Own Cross-Border Financial Network

A century before Swift and blockchain, China's cross-border financial miracle: The Qiaopi Network. Driven by the phrase "a promise is greater than life," the Qiaopi (overseas Chinese remittance letter) system was a remarkable, entirely private financial network. Operating for over a hundred years until 1979, it facilitated billions in remittances, at one point constituting over 50% of China's foreign exchange during WWII—all without central banks, official clearing, or government backing. It began with "Shuike" (water guests), couriers who carried cash and letters personally between Southeast Asia and Chinese villages like Chaozhou. Their operation was peer-to-peer, identity-verified through kinship, and had a near-zero default rate, as trust was their sole collateral. This evolved into "Piju" (remittance houses), creating an institutional network. They ingeniously used currencies like the Hong Kong Dollar for settlement and practiced netting clearance, offsetting remittance flows against trade payments to minimize physical cash movement. Its resilience shone in wartime. When Japanese forces cut off main routes, the network forged an underground "Dongxing Remittance Path" through Vietnam. It used coded messages ("a bag of rice" for a sum of silver) to evade interception, reliably delivering funds critical for survival and even clandestine support for the war effort. Unlike Swift (built on state cooperation) or blockchain (relying on cryptography), Qiaopi was founded on clan,乡土 (native place), and human trust—a cultural consensus where违约 meant social death. Modern finance compensates for this lost trust with complex collateral and regulation. The Qiaopi network, powered only by sailing ships, familiar accents, and profound integrity, achieved a feat of decentralized, cross-border finance that remains unparalleled—a poignant story of信用 (trust/credit) in its purest form.

marsbit05/15 04:04

A Century Before Swift and Blockchain, China Built Its Own Cross-Border Financial Network

marsbit05/15 04:04

Exporting to Domestic Sales: The Chinese-style Outbound Journey of an AI Short Film

From Export to Domestic Boom: The Chinese-Style Overseas Journey of an AI Short Film The story begins with PJ Ace, a prominent Hollywood AI filmmaker, launching a public search on X for the creator of a stunning AI-generated short film titled "Zombie Scavenger." The film, featuring a robot cowboy in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, impressed Ace with its quality, which he estimated would have cost $500,000 and six months pre-AI. The trail led back to China. The creator, Mx-Shell, is a self-described amateur from China with a photography and music background. Using ByteDance's AI video tool, Seedance 2.0, he independently produced the short in about ten days for a minimal cost. Ironically, while the film went viral overseas after Ace's endorsement, it initially gained little traction on Chinese platforms like Bilibili. This sparked a "cross-server" search. Ace posted in English on X, while Mx-Shell, who doesn't speak English, posted his QQ email in Chinese comment sections. With netizens' help, they connected. Ace extended an invitation, asking if Mx-Shell was interested in becoming a Hollywood director. The article highlights this as a case of "talent export" or "brilliance going overseas." A creator in China, using domestic AI tools and computing power, captured global attention first. This "export-to-domestic-sales" path succeeded due to China's competitive, low-cost AI video tool market and its vast pool of untapped creative talent. Mx-Shell's success underscores that AI lowers production barriers, but core creativity, aesthetic judgment, and storytelling sense remain uniquely human. His path—individual, low-budget, and quality-driven—contrasts with the industrialized, capital-intensive route of bulk-producing AI short dramas for overseas markets. His story, spontaneous and beyond any corporate marketing plan, serves as powerful validation for tools like Seedance 2.0. The piece concludes that while China has many creators whose traditional barriers (equipment, funds, teams) are being dismantled by AI, the challenge of visibility remains. Until a robust domestic AI creative ecosystem develops, this indirect route of gaining overseas recognition first may continue to be a viable path for Chinese talent.

marsbit05/14 04:24

Exporting to Domestic Sales: The Chinese-style Outbound Journey of an AI Short Film

marsbit05/14 04:24

Mastercard and Ripple Complete Historic Transaction, New Use Case for XRP?

Mastercard, Ripple, Ondo Finance, and J.P. Morgan's Kinexys have successfully completed the first near real-time, cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized US Treasuries. The pilot transaction, executed in under five seconds, used the XRP Ledger as the settlement blockchain to connect public blockchain infrastructure directly to traditional global banking rails for the first time. Ripple redeemed a tokenized treasury fund (OUSG) on the XRPL, triggering a fiat payout via Mastercard's Multi-Token Network. J.P. Morgan's Kinexys then processed the payment to Ripple's bank account in Singapore. This integration demonstrates a single, uninterrupted flow between on-chain and off-chain systems, addressing a key gap in the rapidly growing tokenized real-world assets (RWA) market. The development highlights a significant step towards a 24/7 financial system and positions the XRP Ledger as a potential settlement infrastructure for institutional cross-border transactions.

bitcoinist05/08 16:51

Mastercard and Ripple Complete Historic Transaction, New Use Case for XRP?

bitcoinist05/08 16:51

Russia Advances Bill To Regulate Crypto Market, Eyes July 1st Implementation

Russia has advanced a key crypto bill, "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights," through its first parliamentary reading, aiming to establish a regulatory framework by July 1, 2026. The legislation recognizes digital assets as property and grants the Central Bank of Russia authority to license and oversee the market, permitting only licensed entities like exchanges and brokers to operate. It prohibits using crypto for domestic payments but allows it for cross-border settlements to bypass sanctions. The bill also introduces investor protection measures, including annual purchase limits for non-qualified investors and stricter oversight of mining activities.

bitcoinist04/23 13:02

Russia Advances Bill To Regulate Crypto Market, Eyes July 1st Implementation

bitcoinist04/23 13:02

Stablecoins Don’t Meet Core Requirements Of Money, BIS Says

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) General Manager, Pablo Hernández de Cos, stated that existing stablecoins fail to meet the core requirements of money, specifically "singleness" and "interoperability." Singleness refers to the need for different forms of money to be interchangeable at par value, which is ensured by central banks in traditional finance but not in decentralized stablecoins. Interoperability means seamless cross-platform transactions, which stablecoins currently lack due to fragmentation across multiple blockchains. These shortcomings limit stablecoins' network effects and widespread acceptance, keeping them a "niche" payment instrument. However, de Cos acknowledged their potential to improve cross-border payments, though he also warned of risks to financial stability and monetary policy. Despite a bearish crypto market, the stablecoin market cap has reached a new all-time high of over $320 billion.

bitcoinist04/21 01:31

Stablecoins Don’t Meet Core Requirements Of Money, BIS Says

bitcoinist04/21 01:31

Not Just USDT: Tether Wallet Is Attempting to Take Over the Payment System for Ordinary People

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, has launched Tether Wallet, branded as "The People's Wallet," marking a strategic shift from being primarily an asset issuer to directly engaging with end-users. This move aims to capture retail traffic and create a closed-loop ecosystem by offering a simplified payment interface. The wallet eliminates key barriers to crypto adoption: complex hexadecimal addresses are replaced with human-readable usernames (e.g., username@tether), transaction fees (gas) are abstracted and paid directly in the transferred asset, and self-custody is combined with an encrypted cloud backup system for easier recovery. Supported assets include USDT on Ethereum, Polygon, and other networks, as well as Bitcoin and Tether’s gold-backed XAUT. Notably, it does not yet support Tron, where nearly half of all USDT is issued. By drastically reducing friction in cross-border payments—enabling instant, low-cost transfers via email-like addresses—Tether is positioning USDT to dominate small-value international settlements, particularly in emerging markets. This challenges traditional remittance services and competing stablecoins like USDC by leveraging its first-mover advantage and network effects. The piece also highlights underlying tensions: while promoting financial inclusion for the unbanked, Tether’s centralized infrastructure creates potential regulatory vulnerabilities. The wallet’s design also anticipates future use by AI agents for machine-to-machine payments. Ultimately, Tether Wallet represents both an expansion of Tether’s influence and a critical test of balancing efficiency, decentralization, and regulatory compliance in the evolving digital financial landscape.

marsbit04/15 09:31

Not Just USDT: Tether Wallet Is Attempting to Take Over the Payment System for Ordinary People

marsbit04/15 09:31

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