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Payments

CJSOI explainers and analysis covering payments.

Flow diagram: a customer's USDC deposit passes through a liquidation address and arrives as USD in the customer account, followed by a treasury transfer
Stablecoins ·

Stablecoin-to-USD Settlement: From Deposit to Treasury

How a USDC liquidation address, customer account and treasury transfer form a stablecoin-to-USD settlement flow.

Diagram comparing gross and net settlement: on the left, banks A and B exchange two separate payments; on the right, the obligations are offset into one net position from A to B.
payments ·

Gross vs Net Settlement: How Payment Systems Move Money

Gross settlement moves each payment; net settlement offsets obligations before money moves.

Monochrome operating map for a business stablecoin payment: customer, checkout, processor and ledger, with asset, network, amount and status checks.
stablecoin payments ·

How Businesses Accept Stablecoin Payments

Choose a stablecoin payment route, define confirmation and refund states, and reconcile every order.

CJSOI diagram showing a stablecoin payment moving from seen to confirmed to finalized, with the reminder that a balance update is not final settlement
stablecoin payments ·

Stablecoin Payment Confirmations and Finality

Learn how pending, confirmed and finalized stablecoin transfers differ across Ethereum and Solana.

A stablecoin refund record links back to the customer's original wallet; its request and processing status remain separate.
Payments ·

Stripe Stablecoin Refunds: Wallets, Amounts and Status

Where Stripe stablecoin refunds go, how partial amounts add up and what the saved status actually establishes.

Three US payment rails connecting FedNow, RTP and ACH nodes
FedNow ·

FedNow vs RTP vs ACH: How US Bank Payments Move

FedNow and RTP settle instantly; ACH moves credits and debits in batches. Compare reach, timing and finality.

A monochrome stablecoin checkout flowing from a customer wallet through a payment processor to a business balance
Payments ·

How Businesses Accept Stablecoin Payments

A stablecoin checkout needs a payment intent, supported chain, settlement record, refund policy and reconciliation.

Payment versus payment links the final transfers of two currencies; funding and replacement risks remain.
Payments ·

Payment Versus Payment: What PvP Removes from an FX Trade

Conditional currency settlement reduces principal risk. It still leaves funding, replacement and operational questions.

A card payment connected to a merchant fiat payout
Payments ·

How Crypto Cards Turn Tokens Into Merchant Payments

A card funded with stablecoins does not mean the shop receives a blockchain transfer.

An invoice progressing to received, matched and settled
Payments ·

Paying Suppliers in Stablecoins: Invoice to Settlement

Agree the asset, network and final amount before treating a wallet transfer as a paid invoice.

A payment receipt including fees, FX and conversion
Payments ·

The Full Cost of a Cross-Border Stablecoin Payment

The full cost of a cross-border stablecoin payment, with a cost model, worked examples and World Bank data.

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