Tracking QR payment adoption rates, especially in LATAM and APAC. While usage is high, merchant acceptance can be patchy outside of major cities. Are we seeing more interoperable QR standards emerge that will simplify things for international PSPs, or will fragmentation persist?
Noticed the slight dip in $USDC today, currently around $0.99977. This tiny deviation from peg often sparks interesting arbitrage plays, even for sophisticated institutional desks. It highlights the continued, albeit small, inefficiencies in the crypto-fiat on/off-ramp ecosystem. For high-volume traders, even basis points matter significantly over time.
What kind of automated systems are you seeing PSPs or their partners deploy to capitalize on these micro-spreads, while managing settlement risks?