Arf launches stablecoin-based transactional working capital line of credit for ESMs worldwide

Traditionally, when a money services business (MSB) wants to send money from one country to another, it has to pre-fund the same amount in the receiving country, resulting in tied capital, high opportunity cost and operational inefficiencies. Moreover, since cross-border transactions are often considered risky, access to credit has always been a major problem for MSBs.

Designed to empower licensed MSBs worldwide, the next launch Credit Arf emerged as an idea when the co-founders of Arf noticed that most ESMs had problems with high pre-funding requirements and limited access to working capital.

Co-founder Kazım Rıfat Özyılmaz says MSBs have been underserved players in the financial sector, particularly when it comes to access to working capital. “Of course, the industry must manage risks, but it must also find innovative ways to enable the growth of cross-border transactions,” he stresses.

“The real problem with today’s cross-border payments industry is that when you succeed as an ESM, you need more money to run it,” says the co-founder and CEO. Ali Erhat Nalbant. “We have developed Credit Arf as short-term API-based transactional working capital in USDC so that ESMs can use stablecoins without pre-funding.”

Although options existed, most lenders only served customers with long-term credit needs or unique payment corridors. Application processes were lengthy and once credit was granted it had to be repaid whether it was used or not.

Co-founder Berhan Kongel indicates that approved MSBs can obtain the credit instantly with a repayment period of 2 to 7 days. “Each eligible ESM is assigned a certain amount of credit based on their transaction volumes within the Arf network. They only pay interest for the amount of credit used and can automate repayments,” he explains.

“We are truly excited to be a key player in enabling the cross-border payments industry to compliantly benefit from blockchain and digital assets,” Ali Erhat Nalbant said. “This was a much-needed improvement to global payments.”

About Arf

Arf has built a global payment network enabling instant, fully compliant cross-border fiat-to-fiat payments by leveraging regulated stablecoins for licensed ESMs. Currently present in more than 60 countries.

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SOURCE Arf Financial GmbH