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Inyo's Daniel Cohen, Visa Direct's Vira Platonova and FXC Intelligence's Daniel Webber on a purple background below their company logos and the text 'Inside Visa Direct and Inyo's stablecoin partnership'
22 October, 2026
14 mins read
Visa Direct and Inyo Global’s partnership: The next phase of stablecoin money movement

Visa has taken the next step in using stablecoins to move money globally, having launched stablecoin pre-funding to Visa Direct with Inyo Global, a Visa Direct processor and the first enabler to support the service.

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Airtel Money IPO: The African remittances opportunity. The Airtel money sits on top of a black background with white detailing.
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Airtel Money IPO: The African remittances opportunity
15 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article What drove record revenue and profit for Stripe International in 2025?. It shows a purple digital visualisation of a world map, with Stripe's logo overlaid
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What drove record revenue and profit for Stripe International in 2025?
207 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Money transfers offer new opportunities for established platforms. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing recent example consumer money transfer launches from existing financial platforms, with columns for company, key infrastructure provider(s), country, core focus, money transfer solution, launch date and corridors.
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Money transfers offer new opportunities for established platforms
3 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Wise outlines areas to improve cross-border payments in G20 Scorecard. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing the world with nations assessed in Wise's Cross-Border Payments Scorecard for 2026 coloured by whether non-bank payment service providers have direct access to domestic payment systems (in red), whether non-bank payment service providers have direct access to domestic payments systems but there has been no adoption (in orange) and if non-bank payment service providers have direct access to domestic payment systems and there has been some adoption (in green).
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Wise outlines areas to improve cross-border payments in G20 Scorecard
3 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article How Circle’s Arc and other stablecoin-focused blockchains are trying to capture payments share. It shows a purple visualisation of the blockchain, with a series of cubes connected to form a larger cube.
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How Circle’s Arc and other stablecoin-focused blockchains are trying to capture payments share
23 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Are new partners entering marketplace payouts?. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing key recent merchant payout partnership announcements from major marketplaces, with columns for the marketplaces' logos, the logos of the latest announced provider for each marketplace, the date of the announcement, the markets the partnership is covering and notes on the partnership.
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Are new partners entering marketplace payouts?
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Stablecoins

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Visa's full-year revenue and operating margin, financial 2022-2026 and 2027 estimated.
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Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026
256 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Euronet invests in digital accelerators amidst cross-border headwinds in Q3 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Euronet's Cross-Border Payments revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin, Q1 23-Q3 26.
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Euronet invests in digital accelerators amidst cross-border headwinds in Q3 2026
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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Highlights and key takeaways from Money20/20 USA 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a collage of photos from the Money20/20 US 2026 event.
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Highlights and key takeaways from Money20/20 USA 2026
4 mins read

Money transfers

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Lead image for an an interview of MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo by FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber
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MoneyGram unifies send and receive businesses: CEO Anthony Soohoo on supporting recipients, stablecoins and AI
9 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Wise raises full-year outlook as it diversifies revenue in Q2 2027. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Wise's financial year net revenue and income before tax margin, 2024-2026 and 2027E.
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Wise raises full-year outlook as it diversifies revenue in Q2 2027
131 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Money transfers offer new opportunities for established platforms. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing recent example consumer money transfer launches from existing financial platforms, with columns for company, key infrastructure provider(s), country, core focus, money transfer solution, launch date and corridors.
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Money transfers offer new opportunities for established platforms
3 mins read

B2B payments

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Visa's full-year revenue and operating margin, financial 2022-2026 and 2027 estimated.
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Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026
256 mins read
Inyo's Daniel Cohen, Visa Direct's Vira Platonova and FXC Intelligence's Daniel Webber on a purple background below their company logos and the text 'Inside Visa Direct and Inyo's stablecoin partnership'
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Visa Direct and Inyo Global’s partnership: The next phase of stablecoin money movement
14 mins read
Lead image for an an interview of MoneyGram CEO Anthony Soohoo by FXC Intelligence CEO Daniel Webber
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MoneyGram unifies send and receive businesses: CEO Anthony Soohoo on supporting recipients, stablecoins and AI
9 mins read

Earnings

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Standard Chartered sees Q3 2026 cross-border growth. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Standard Chartered’s CIB operating income by segment, Q1 2024-Q3 2026.
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Standard Chartered sees Q3 2026 cross-border growth
43 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Visa's full-year revenue and operating margin, financial 2022-2026 and 2027 estimated.
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Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026
256 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Euronet invests in digital accelerators amidst cross-border headwinds in Q3 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Euronet's Cross-Border Payments revenue and adjusted EBITDA margin, Q1 23-Q3 26.
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Euronet invests in digital accelerators amidst cross-border headwinds in Q3 2026
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Infrastructure

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Payments infrastructure partnerships drive changing cross-border landscape. The image is a digital visualisation of connecting lines forming a network, with purple on the left shifting to orange on the right.
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Payments infrastructure partnerships drive changing cross-border landscape
88 mins read
The logo of payments company OpenPayd, which is set to debut on the Nasdaq later this year, on an abstract background
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OpenPayd’s market positioning: Insights ahead of its Nasdaq launch
88 mins read
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Mastercard cross-border volume grows amid travel slowdown in Q2 2026
7 mins read

Banking

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Standard Chartered sees Q3 2026 cross-border growth. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Standard Chartered’s CIB operating income by segment, Q1 2024-Q3 2026.
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Standard Chartered sees Q3 2026 cross-border growth
43 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Citi breaks cross-border transaction record as AI drives efficiency. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Citi's cross-border transaction value and year-on-year growth, Q1 2023-Q3 2026
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Citi breaks cross-border transaction record as AI drives efficiency
44 mins read

Ecommerce

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The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre is a graph showing Visa's full-year revenue and operating margin, financial 2022-2026 and 2027 estimated.
  • Analysis
Visa’s cross-border volume grows with travel and Visa Direct gains in Q4 2026
256 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article What drove record revenue and profit for Stripe International in 2025?. It shows a purple digital visualisation of a world map, with Stripe's logo overlaid
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What drove record revenue and profit for Stripe International in 2025?
207 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article dLocal’s record quarter: CEO Pedro Arnt on volume growth and stablecoin remittances in Q2 2026. The image has a gradient purple background. In the top left is a curved edge rectangle with the word Analysis, in the top right is the FXC Intelligence logo. In the centre are headshots of Pedro Arnt, CEO, dLocal (left) and Daniel Webber, CEO, FXC Intelligence (right). Beneath the headshots is text reading dLocal Q2 2026 Post-Earnings Call.
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dLocal’s record quarter: CEO Pedro Arnt on volume growth and stablecoin remittances in Q2 2026
171 mins read
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