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22 October, 2026
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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 infrastructure provider Inyo Global. We spoke to Vira Platonova, Global Head of Visa Direct,

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What’s driving Revolut’s multi-bank licence strategy in Europe?
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Is AI making banks more productive? What the evidence shows
169 mins read
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OpenPayd’s market positioning: Insights ahead of its Nasdaq launch
88 mins read
The featured image for the FXC Intelligence article Cross-border travel impacts diverge across the industry in Q2. 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 examples of publicly traded cross-border payments companies commenting on travel-related impacts in Q2 2026, with columns for the companies' logos, company type and the travel impact cited.
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Cross-border travel impacts diverge across the industry in Q2
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Why are cross-border payments companies accelerating APAC expansion in 2026?
51 mins read
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Social media’s P2P payments ambitions: Are X and TikTok money transfers’ next challengers?
47 mins read
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Stablecoins

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Visa Direct and Inyo Global’s partnership: The next phase of stablecoin money movement
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MoneyGram unifies send and receive businesses: CEO Anthony Soohoo on supporting recipients, stablecoins and AI
9 mins read
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North America’s cross-border payments rewiring: Insights from our Money20/20 USA white paper
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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
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Wise raises full-year outlook as it diversifies revenue in Q2 2027
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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
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B2B payments

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  • Reports
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
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North America’s cross-border payments rewiring: Insights from our Money20/20 USA white paper
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Earnings

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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 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
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What drove record revenue and profit for Stripe International in 2025?
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Infrastructure

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Payments infrastructure partnerships drive changing cross-border landscape
88 mins read
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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
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Banking

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Citi breaks cross-border transaction record as AI drives efficiency
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Ecommerce

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What drove record revenue and profit for Stripe International in 2025?
207 mins read
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dLocal’s record quarter: CEO Pedro Arnt on volume growth and stablecoin remittances in Q2 2026
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Mastercard cross-border volume grows amid travel slowdown in Q2 2026
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