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Practical writing on international payments
Corridors
Paying Chinese Suppliers When Dollars Are Hard to Get
For importers in Bolivia, Argentina, Nigeria, and other dollar-scarce economies, paying Chinese suppliers through traditional banking is nearly impossible. How direct settlement infrastructure changes the equation.
Corridors
How Direct Bank Payments to China Actually Work
A practical guide to paying Chinese suppliers: capital controls, CNY conversion, documentation requirements, and how direct banking relationships change the equation.
Industry
What Correspondent Banking Actually Costs You
A detailed breakdown of the real cost of a SWIFT transfer: originating bank fees, lifting charges, FX markup, and the hidden cost of delays.
Corridors
How to Collect from Buyers in Latin America
The practical challenges of collecting from LatAm buyers: local payment rails, FX volatility, banking access, and how named collection accounts solve the problem.
Infrastructure
Adding Cross-Border Payments to Your Fintech Product
Build vs. buy for cross-border capabilities: licensing requirements, banking relationships, compliance overhead, and what API integration actually involves.
Treasury
Centralizing FX Across a Multi-Entity Group
For treasury teams managing FX across subsidiaries: the cost of decentralized hedging, visibility gaps, and how centralized execution reduces both risk and cost.
Infrastructure
Stablecoin Settlement for Cross-Border Payments
How stablecoins function as a settlement rail in cross-border payments: speed, cost, 24/7 availability, and what this means for businesses that never touch crypto.