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2024 Payment Methods Report: Overview, Insights, and Statistics

Clearly Payments

Stablecoins : Stablecoins like USDC and USDT are increasingly popular in e-commerce due to their reduced volatility, with stablecoin transactions growing 30% year-over-year. Wholesale CBDCs focus on interbank settlements, enhancing security and efficiency in large transactions between financial institutions.

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CBDC in Corporate Payments and Transaction Banking

Finextra

Emergence of SWIFT & RTP: The 1980s–1990s saw global messaging standards (MT-103, MT-202) and real-time rails (Fedwire, TARGET2) democratize cross-border settlement but reliance on intermediaries, queue times, and compliance checks remained major pain points. It expresses the views and opinions of the author.