The Fintech Times

MAY 12, 2025

As national payment infrastructures become more interoperable and networked on a regional, and soon global, scale, stablecoins may start to lose their perceived ‘indisputable’ advantages in the cross-border sector. Cue interoperable national payment schemes. Stablecoins have not. At least, not yet.

Interoperability

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

He stated that the Figure Pay account will be interoperable with other accounts and payment methods (bypassing some of the vagaries of “closed” systems like MCX, now long-defunct). He added that, even in the absence of interchange (where several parties get a piece of the fee), blockchain-based transactions exist only between two parties.

Financial Inclusion

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AUGUST 3, 2020

That blog post, Long pointed out, was published the same day that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released an interpretive letter that offered guidance on banks’ and federal savings associations’ ability to provide crypto custody services. “This is not a short-term prospect,” said Long.

Real Time Payments

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JUNE 8, 2016

We will probably emerge with a more cohesive and interoperable set of systems (or rails) that will allow greater flexibility. The OCC is, of course, not alone in its focus on Faster Payments. What’s happening in the movement toward Faster Payments.

Faster Payments

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JANUARY 15, 2021

As noted in this space earlier in the month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said that banks can utilize stablecoins in transactions, among other banking activities. But those same payments mechanisms must be in compliance with various regulatory and legal frameworks. Many of the questions are around, ‘how does USDC work?

Stablecoins

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Getting bogged down in a maze or taking unnecessary risks — the current climate for FinTech in the United States often leaves players with only those two stark choices, according to Bruce Parker, founder and CEO of Modo , which describes itself as a “cloud-based utility” that enables payment system interoperability.

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