According to the DBS survey, 78% of corporate respondents expanded exposure to multiple trade settlement currencies, with Australian and British businesses showing growing interest in using the Chinese renminbi over the next one to two years.

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In the DBS survey, 71% of corporate respondents reported experiencing or expecting real-time cross-border payment improvements within two years, while 72% cited expected gains in transaction traceability.

The DBS survey indicated that 65% of corporate respondents expanding into new markets named Southeast Asia as their primary target destination, followed by Australia and New Zealand at 50% and India at 45%.

Stephen Miran's paper "A User's Guide to Restructuring the Financial System" outlines structural tariff policies and proposals to address Triffin's dilemma under reserve currency status

Stephen Miran's economic strategy paper proposes an international currency framework restructuring termed a Mar-a-Lago Accord or Bretton Woods 3.0

The World Bank Group joined Singapore's BLOOM initiative under a category for multilateral development lenders to support global payment-system modernization and financial inclusion.

Ripple launched its RLUSD stablecoin in December 2024 to facilitate settlement of cross-border payments

The United States Dollar represents approximately $5.5 trillion in central bank base money

The Euro represents approximately $4.6 trillion in central bank base money

The Chinese Yuan represents approximately $6 trillion in central bank base money

The Japanese Yen represents under $3.5 trillion in central bank base money

The British Pound Sterling represents approximately $1 trillion in central bank base money

A7 International launched a service on October 13, 2026, enabling customers to pay foreign invoices in USDT stablecoins while recipients receive funds via standard bank transfer.

A7 charges a fixed 0.3% transaction fee for its USDT-to-SWIFT international payment service, with processing starting from one business day.

A7 International accepts USDT on the TRON network and routes equivalent bank transfers in US dollars, euros, Chinese yuan, and UAE dirhams.

The A7 International payment service does not require the receiving party to hold a crypto wallet or accept digital assets directly.

A7 provides closing documentation required for currency control and customs compliance upon completion of transactions.

A7 processed over 10 trillion roubles in 2025, accounting for approximately 19% of Russian companies' international trade settlement volume.

A7 reports serving approximately 15,000 corporate clients and executing about 2,000 transactions daily across more than 100 countries.

A7 CEO Ilan Shor and PJSC Bank PSB Chairman Petr Fradkov introduced the A7 International payment service during a live presentation on October 13, 2026.

The primary product-market fit for stablecoins has been exporting the U.S. dollar to emerging markets