Arf and LuLu Financial Holdings have joined forces in a groundbreaking partnership to introduce T-0 settlement for global payments. By integrating Arf’s cutting-edge PayFi Stack, LuLuFin can now achieve real-time settlement, a significant leap forward from traditional correspondent banking processes. This strategic alliance addresses critical liquidity challenges, enabling faster, more secure, and efficient cross-border payments, and empowering both organizations to better serve a global customer base with innovative financial solutions.
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Arf Earns Third Consecutive PAY360 Award for Pioneering Innovation in Global Payments
Organized on October 2nd in London by The Payment Association, the PAY360 Awards celebrate companies that push technological boundaries in the payments industry. Arf’s Silver Award highlights its pioneering efforts to leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to create real-time, on-chain liquidity solutions, driving efficiency and transparency in cross-border payments.
Huma Finance and Arf Merge to Transform Global Finance Through Real World Asset Tokenization
Global money movement is a critical economic driver, yet it remains a cumbersome system of clearinghouses, market-by-market capital requirements, and country-specific regulations. Currently, $4 trillion is locked in treasury accounts, a massive but hidden working capital burden to financial institutions and the global payments industry. In 2023, the companies partnered to solve this problem, with the support of Stellar Development Foundation
ZUG, Switzerland, March 6, 2024 – Arf, a global transaction services platform at the intersection of Web3 and traditional finance, announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in onchain liquidity volume to support global payments. This milestone underscores Arf's category-defining leadership with its unique blend of blockchain-powered solutions for global financial institutions.
Arf’s Onchain Liquidity Volume Surpasses $1 Billion
Onchain liquidity backed by real world asset tokenization helps global financial institutions accelerate cross-border payments
ZUG, Switzerland, March 6, 2024 – Arf, a global transaction services platform at the intersection of Web3 and traditional finance, announced that it has surpassed $1 billion in onchain liquidity volume to support global payments. This milestone underscores Arf's category-defining leadership with its unique blend of blockchain-powered solutions for global financial institutions.
Arf Recognized Among FXC Intel's “30 Most Promising Cross-Border Payments Companies"
We are proud to announce that Arf has been listed in FXC Intelligence's “30 Most Promising Cross-Border Payments Companies” list!
Using their industry expertise and data, FXC, a leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence has compiled a guide to companies that are worth watching this year, including remittances […]
Arf wins “Best Lending Initiative” at PAY360 Awards
Arf, the global liquidity and settlement platform, has been awarded the Gold PAY360 Award for “Best Lending Initiative.”
Hosted by The Payments Association, The PAY360 Awards took place in London on October 4th, where Arf was honored for its outstanding contributions to the payments industry and its leadership in lending innovation.
Arf partners with Huma to bring cross-border receivables on-chain
ZUG and SAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2023— Arf, a global liquidity and settlement platform, and Huma Finance, who builds infrastructure for real-world lending, have announced a partnership to introduce the world's first-ever fully transparent on-chain liquidity solution for cross-border payments. The strategic partnership addresses the current liquidity challenges in […]
Arf Solving Liquidity Constraints in Cross-Border Payments with Support from Stellar Development Foundation
ZUG and SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2023— Arf, the Swiss-regulated global settlement banking platform, with support from the Stellar Development Foundation, is now offering the world’s first unsecured, short-term, USDC-based working capital financing solution for licensed financial institutions.
Arf raises $13m from investors including Circle Ventures, Hard Yaka, and SDF
ZUG, October 26, 2022—The VQF-regulated global settlement banking platform using Web3 technologies has raised $13m in a seed round with the participation of industry leaders including Circle Ventures, Hard Yaka, United Overseas Bank Venture Management, Signum Capital, and Stellar Development Foundation. Arf has raised $13 million in equity and debt financing in a seed round […]
Arf won the PAY360 Award for its use of blockchain in financial services
ZUG, October 6, 2022—The VQF-regulated global settlement banking platform won the Silver PAY360 Award in the “Best Use of Crypto and/or Blockchain in Financial Services” category. The PAY360 winners were announced at the award ceremony in London, on October 5th. Arf, the cross-border settlement banking platform, received the Silver Award in the “Best Use of […]
Arf receives Swiss regulatory approval
ZUG, August 18, 2022—Arf, the global settlement banking platform for licensed money service businesses, announces that it has been granted the approval of the Financial Services Standard Association (VQF) through Arf’s entity in Zug, Switzerland.
Arf announces the world’s first transactional stablecoin-based working capital credit line for MSBs worldwide
ZUG, April 8, 2022—Arf, the first compliant cross-border payment network running on stablecoins, announced the upcoming launch of its innovative product, Arf Credit. For the first time ever in the world, Arf Credit will provide an instant working capital credit line for money service businesses (MSBs) worldwide. Traditionally, when a money service business (MSB) wants […]
