Stablecoins are changing how finance teams approach global payments, and with that comes a new opportunity to strengthen your infrastructure. As your business expands across borders, selecting the right partner becomes both a technical and strategic decision.

With the right lens, you can confidently choose a provider that brings both dependability and long-term value.

So what should you be looking for? Let’s examine what distinguishes strong stablecoin payment partners.

What Most Evaluations Miss and What Truly Matters

It’s common to focus on user experience, brand familiarity, or onboarding speed when evaluating providers. These are valid checks, but they don’t always tell the full story.

What drives long-term success is what happens behind the scenes:

• Consistent payout reliability
• Built-in regulatory safeguards
• Tools that scale with your workflows
• Timely, expert support when you need it most

Expanding your evaluation criteria empowers your team to choose infrastructure that holds up as you grow.

The Four Must-Haves: Licensing, Local Banking, Regulatory Expertise, and Uptime

If your business is expanding across borders, these are the foundational elements you should expect from any stablecoin payments partner.

In addition to ensuring payments flow smoothly, they guarantee that every transaction is secure, compliant, and designed to support your team as you scale.

1. Licensing in operational jurisdictions

Many providers operate in regulatory gray zones or rely on partnerships to cover their licensing gaps. A trustworthy provider operates with full transparency. alfred holds direct fiat licenses across key Latin American markets and is a licensed VASP in El Salvador, giving you peace of mind as you scale.

2. Local banking access

To move money smoothly, your provider needs real connectivity to local rails. alfred has built direct relationships with banks throughout Latin America to ensure seamless local currency payouts, without delay or reliance on third-party middlemen.

3. Regulatory infrastructure built-in

Enterprise payments require KYC/KYB, AML checks, sanctions screening, and audit trails to be built in, not bolted on. alfred integrates every essential safeguard directly into the payment flow, making compliance a built-in advantage.

4. Uptime that doesn't sleep

Finance doesn’t stop on weekends, and neither should your payments. alfred’s stablecoin rails operate 24/7/365, with uptime that supports logistics companies, payroll operations, and remittance flows in real-time.

Why Regional Focus Wins Over Global Coverage

At alfred, we’re building for finance leaders who want to operate with confidence across Latin America.

While we specialize deeply in the region, that focus doesn’t mean we lack a global perspective. In fact, it’s our global mindset that informs our regional precision, meaning we bring sharper tools, richer relationships, and more resilient infrastructure to the table.

Banking looks different in every country here. Argentina isn’t Mexico. Colombia isn’t Brazil.

Going deep means we build infrastructure that respects those differences, forge stronger relationships on the ground, and operate with efficiency that broader players often miss.

With alfred, you get reliable outcomes, not generic solutions.

That means:

• On-the-ground teams building real payment corridors
• Licenses and regulatory presence across Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and beyond
• Enterprise tools adapted for regional workflows

It’s why Circle selected alfred as their design partner for Latin America: they saw the value of depth where it matters most.

What to Watch for in Your Due Diligence Process

Choosing a payments partner is a big decision. Here are a few areas where added attention goes a long way:

• Does the provider hold direct licenses in your key markets?
• Can they support enterprise-level workflows (multi-approval, audit-ready)?
• Are integrations smooth with your ERP or finance stack?
• Is the compliance framework complete and up-to-date?
• Do they offer responsive support tailored to financial operations?

The alfred Advantage: Built for depth, built for growth

Strong infrastructure doesn’t happen by accident. We’ve built real, lasting capabilities across Latin America, with performance that delivers at scale.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• $40M+ in monthly payments processed
• 25,000+ daily transactions for leading platforms
• Direct bank relationships for local currency delivery
• Clear licensing and regulatory presence
• Responsive support from a finance-savvy team

These numbers reflect infrastructure built to grow with you.

With alfred, finance leaders gain a trusted partner who knows the region, understands compliance, and designs systems that just work.

Move with Confidence and Scale with the Right Partner

When your business is expanding across borders, the last thing you want is uncertainty in your payment systems. alfred gives you clarity, control, and peace of mind, backed by regional depth, compliance-first design, and infrastructure you can count on.

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