How to Build Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure for High-Volume Cross-Border Merchant Transactions
Key Takeaways Stablecoin payment infrastructure combines wallets, APIs, settlement, FX, treasury, compliance, and reconciliation. Stablecoins can shorten cross-border settlement, but they do not remove licensing or regulatory obligations. High-volume platforms need a double-entry ledger, exception queues, monitoring, and clear service-level controls. Merchants need reliable checkout, refunds, reporting, and predictable settlement, not just on-chain transfers. Treasury design should include liquidity buffers, exposure limits, and daily reconciliation across chains and banks. Start with a narrow MVP, prove one corridor, then scale with multi-chain routing and stronger controls. Introduction Cross-border merchants are losing money because of gaps between payment legs. FX spreads can be layered on top of intermediary fees and card and…