Stablecoins in Cross-Border Payment Flows

Takes place on 30 Jun 2026 07:00 AM PDT / 10:00 AM EDT / 04:00 PM CET

Daniela Ceobanu

17 Jun 2026 / 5 Min Read

Cross-border payments remain one of the most fragmented parts of the global financial system. Even as global cross-border payment flows are projected to exceed USD 250 trillion annually in the coming years, international transactions often remain slow, expensive, opaque, and reliant on complex correspondent banking networks.

In many emerging market corridors, payments can still take several days to settle and pass through multiple intermediaries, while remittance fees globally continue to sit above the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of 3%.

At the same time, stablecoins are emerging as a new settlement layer for global money movement, with growing adoption across remittances, ecommerce, treasury operations, and payouts. By enabling near-instant, programmable, and always-on transfers, stablecoins have the potential to reduce costs, improve liquidity management, and streamline settlement across underserved payment corridors.

Yet stablecoins are not a universal solution. Some regions already benefit from highly efficient real-time payment infrastructure, while others continue to face FX friction, limited banking access, and settlement inefficiencies. The key question is no longer whether stablecoins will influence cross-border payments, but where they create the greatest value, how regulation will shape adoption, and which use cases are most likely to scale.

Join us for an in-depth discussion on the evolution of cross-border payments and the growing role of stablecoins in global payment flows.

Industry experts will share practical perspectives on infrastructure, regulation, market adoption, and the next phase of global payment innovation.

Agenda

Where cross-border payments stand today and why major inefficiencies still persist;
The G20 objectives for improving international payments;
Are stablecoins competing with initiatives like the G20 roadmap, SWIFT modernisation, and real-time payment networks, or are they complementary;
Which payment corridors face the greatest structural challenges;
Where stablecoins can deliver meaningful improvements, and where they may not be necessary;
How stablecoins are reshaping remittances, ecommerce, pay-ins, and payouts;
How regulation in the US, Asia, and Latin America is influencing the future of this market.

Presenters

David Núñez Corona [Moderator]

Consultant at PaymentGenes

Prof.Dr. Cumhur Coşkun Küçüközmen

Professor of Finance at Izmir University of Economics

Maurício Magaldi

The Founder, Producer, and Host of the BlockDrops Podcast

Estelle Brack, PhD

Founder and Chairwoman of KiraliT Advisory

Keywords:

Cross-border payments Stablecoins Global settlements Payment innovation Regulatory landscape

Countries:

World

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