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Infinia Unlocks Instant Global Payouts with Local-Currency Stablecoin Integration

By Lauren Towner · 16 September 2026

Press Release: Infinia Unlocks Instant Global Payouts with Local-Currency Stablecoin Integration | Featured Image by FF News

Infinia has integrated major local-currency stablecoins into its Programmable Money Operating System, bridging the gap between traditional banking and digital assets. For fintech professionals, this move signals a shift away from digital dollar dominance, enabling enterprises to settle cross-border transactions in local currencies like the British Pound, Brazilian Real, and Mexican Peso without traditional banking delays.

What was announced

Infinia announced the native integration of Brazil’s BRLA (BRL), Mexico’s MXNB (MXN), and the United Kingdom’s TGBP (GBP) into its infrastructure. These assets join existing support for global USD stablecoins, including USDC, USDT, and OUSD. The integration is designed to solve the operational bottleneck faced by international enterprises that operate in local currencies but have historically relied on digital dollars for blockchain-based settlement. According to Binance Research, global stablecoin annual transaction volume has reached $33 trillion, nearly double that of Visa, yet the lack of local currency options has forced businesses to absorb high FX spreads and multi-day delays when moving value into domestic clearing systems.

The system now orchestrates these digital assets directly with real-time payment grids, including Brazil’s Pix, Mexico’s SPEI, and Europe’s SEPA. Key features include 24/7 FX netting to reduce devaluation risks during weekend banking closures and "Agentic Money Movement," which provides developers with the tools to build AI-powered financial agents capable of executing autonomous money movements. The platform also includes an Open Issuance Platform, allowing enterprises to maintain sovereignty over capital and capture reserve yields. Support for Colombian and Argentinian local stablecoins is scheduled to go live in the coming months. Current users of the infrastructure include Tier-1 platforms such as Stripe, Bridge, Despegar, and Kast.

"The next era of global finance is not about choosing between fiat and digital assets; it is about unifying them into a single, seamless technical standard. By bringing local-currency stablecoins like BRLA and MXNB directly into our infrastructure, we are allowing global enterprises to run automated, multi-country treasuries at the speed of code, without sacrificing local currency fluidity."

Ianai Urwicz, Co-Founder & CEO of Infinia

The companies involved

Infinia functions as a digital finance infrastructure layer, specifically designed to link traditional banking grids with digital asset rails. The company operates as a payment core for global fintechs and marketplaces, focusing on emerging market integration. Its infrastructure is built to handle complex regional requirements, including KYB, KYC, and tax-withholding mandates through a software-based compliance layer. The integration features several key local stablecoin issuers. BRLA provides the Brazilian Real-backed digital asset, while MXNB serves the Mexican market. TGBP, or Tokenised GBP, is a regulated stablecoin pegged to the British Pound. These assets are increasingly becoming the backbone of institutional cross-border payments, particularly in Latin America, which data from Fireblocks identifies as the fastest-growing region for real-world stablecoin usage. In this region, 71% of institutions are already utilizing stablecoins for cross-border transactions, the highest rate globally. Infinia’s role is to provide the underlying "Programmable Money Operating System" that allows these disparate assets to interact with domestic instant payment networks like Pix and SPEI.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has closely followed the development of the stablecoin ecosystem and the companies involved in this integration. We previously covered the expansion of the British Pound-pegged asset in Wirex Integrates tGBP, Bringing Regulated Tokenised GBP to 6 Million Users, which highlighted the growing demand for regulated local-currency tokens. Further institutional validation for the asset was reported when tGBP Listed on Coinbase, marking a significant milestone for its liquidity. Additionally, the underlying infrastructure and security of these cross-border corridors were explored in our report on how Borderless.xyz and Mastercard Partner to Secure Cross-Border Stablecoin Payments, reflecting the ongoing collaboration between traditional card networks and digital asset infrastructure providers.

What this means

This announcement highlights a critical transition in the digital asset market: the move from "dollarization" to multi-currency tokenization. While USDC and USDT proved the viability of stablecoins for settlement, they left a gap in local operational liquidity. By integrating BRLA, MXNB, and TGBP directly into real-time clearing networks like Pix and SPEI, Infinia is putting direct pressure on the traditional correspondent banking model, which cannot compete with 24/7 atomic payouts. The inclusion of "agentic" money movement is particularly significant, as it moves the industry beyond simple transaction processing toward autonomous treasury management. The primary question now is how quickly traditional banks will respond to the loss of FX spread revenue as enterprises bypass them for on-chain netting.

Companies in this story: tGBP, BRLA, MXNB, Infinia

People in this story: Ianai Urwicz

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