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KYB for platforms that onboard businesses: ownership, control and ongoing review
What international standards expect when exchanges, payment platforms and fintechs onboard business customers: identifying beneficial owners and controllers, applying a risk-based approach, and keeping the file current.
Axora editorial team · 3 min read
Named receiving details after Verification of Payee: a design guide for collections
How the EU's Verification of Payee requirement and FATF's revised payment-transparency standard change the design of receiving details, collections and reconciliation for payment platforms, marketplaces and exchanges.
Axora editorial team · 3 min read
Licensed partner network or your own licence: choosing a programme model for stablecoin and payment services
How exchanges, fintechs and licensed institutions can launch accounts, conversion and payments under two different programme models, who carries which regulatory responsibility, and why EU/EEA end users need an EU-authorised provider.
Axora editorial team · 3 min read
Stablecoins in cross-border payments: why the on- and off-ramps decide the outcome
What public data says about cross-border payment speed and cost today, where stablecoin settlement can help, and why funding, conversion and local payout still determine the result for exchanges and payment platforms.
Axora editorial team · 4 min read
Stablecoin rules in late 2026: MiCA after the transition, and the GENIUS Act countdown
A dated briefing for exchanges, payment platforms and institutions on where EU and US stablecoin rules stand in October 2026: MiCA after its transitional period, and the US GENIUS Act from enactment to its expected effective date.
Axora editorial team · 3 min read
The Travel Rule in 2026: an operating guide for exchanges and payment platforms
Where Travel Rule implementation stands after FATF's 2025 update, what the EU rules require of crypto-asset service providers, how the June 2025 revision of Recommendation 16 affects payments more broadly, and how to design workflows around it.
Axora editorial team · 4 min read