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Stablecoins Take Aim at Cash Locked in Prefunding

  • —Stablecoins could replace prefunding in cross-border payments
  • —The focus is capital locked in accounts to secure settlements
  • —The trend ties into growing stablecoin payment volumes
Why it matters: If stablecoins displace prefunding, it would speed up settlements and free up corporate capital, intensifying competition with banks.
Source: Google News (crypto query)