Stablecoin

Two Consulting Firms, One Verdict: Stablecoin Payments Are Tiny but Growing Where It Hurts — Not much left once you've peeled back the layers; but that's the savory bite.

Two Consulting Firms, One Verdict: Stablecoin Payments Are Tiny but Growing Where It Hurts

BCG and McKinsey independently stripped stablecoin volumes to actual payments. Both landed near $390 billion — about 7% of the $62 trillion in gross transfers. Real market, real growth, but not the revolution the headlines suggest.

Luc • Stablecoin

In baseball, as in cross-border payments, it’s not just speed—it’s getting it to the right hands.

From “Limited Benefits” to Holy Grail of Cross-Border Payment? Stablecoins in 2025

Stablecoins grew from $20 B to $312 B, moving $27 T a year—but their real test isn’t speed, it’s settlement. Luc Froehlich explains why liquidity, FX, and payout coordination are now the true frontiers of cross-border payments.

Luc • Payments

The Stable Door Opens: How Tokenized Cash Enables Next-Gen Payments

The Stable Door Opens: How Tokenized Cash Enables Next-Gen Payments

McKinsey’s The Stable Door Opens (2025) explores how tokenized cash and stablecoins are redefining payments. With USD 27 trillion in annual transactions and regulatory green lights, the era of programmable money is accelerating.

Digital Currency Governance Consortium White Paper Series — Pathways to the Regulation of Digital Currencies

Digital Currency Governance Consortium White Paper Series — Pathways to the Regulation of Digital Currencies

The World Economic Forum’s Digital Currency Governance Consortium (2021) explores how public–private coordination can shape the regulation of stablecoins and CBDCs, balancing innovation with stability and inclusion.

New Value: Stablecoin Trends in Business and Beyond

New Value: Stablecoin Trends in Business and Beyond

Ripple’s New Value 2025 survey of 1,000 finance leaders reveals that 86% are open to using stablecoins, citing faster, cheaper, and more secure transactions. LATAM and MEA lead adoption as stablecoins move from crypto hype to institutional utility.

Global Cross-Border Payments: A $1 Quadrillion Evolving Market

Global Cross-Border Payments: A $1 Quadrillion Evolving Market

The IMF’s Global Cross-Border Payments report (June 2025) examines the USD 1 quadrillion payments ecosystem and its evolution toward tokenized, interoperable settlement networks spanning stablecoins, deposits, and CBDCs.