Arf is bringing RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity to licensed cross-border payment companies on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Arf helped pioneer PayFi (payment finance) and has scaled to around $10 billion annually in global settlement volumes. As XRPL's native lending infrastructure comes online, it will become part of that settlement liquidity.
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Arf and Huma to Bring Credit Services to Circle Payments Network
Arf x Huma to join Circle Payments Network (CPN) as a service provider, will become a credit solution for eligible network participants Singapore, Sep 30, 2025, – Announced at Circle Forum Singapore today, Arf — a Swiss-regulated pioneer in same-day USDC settlement liquidity, powered by Huma's Payment Finance (PayFi) network — plans to join Circle […]
Arf, Huma, and Geoswift Launch Same-Day Settlement for Marketplace Sellers Worldwide
New real-time settlement solution brings instant payouts to millions of sellers — eliminating time-zone friction and accelerating global commerce San Francisco, CA – August 15, 2025 – Huma Finance, the first PayFi network, in partnership with Arf, Geoswift, and PolyFlow, today announced the launch of a breakthrough settlement solution that delivers same-day payouts to merchants […]
Arf and LuLu Financial Holdings Announce Strategic Partnership to Enable T-0 Settlement for Global Payments
Zurich / Abu Dhabi, December 23, 2024 — Arf, a global leader in providing working capital and settlement liquidity solutions to payments companies, and LuLu Financial Holdings, a global financial services conglomerate, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing settlement times in the global payments and cross-border payments industry. This collaboration will allow LuLuFin […]
Arf Earns Third Consecutive PAY360 Award for Pioneering Innovation in Global Payments
ZUG, October 10, 2024 — Arf, a leading global liquidity platform for licensed financial institutions, has been honored with a Silver at the 2024 PAY360 Awards for the “Best Use of Digital Currencies/Assets in Financial Services” category. Organized on October 2nd in London by The Payment Association, the PAY360 Awards celebrate companies that push technological […]
Huma Finance and Arf Merge to Transform Global Finance Through Real World Asset Tokenization
Combined company will make cross border payments and asset tokenization more accessible with the transparency, real-time efficiency, and trust of blockchain technology San Francisco and Zug, Switzerland, April 17, 2024 – Today, Huma Finance, a leading tokenization platform focusing on real world impact, and Arf, a global transaction services platform that provides scalable liquidity for […]
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 […]
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. Making cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and more transparent and inclusive is a priority for global economic development […]
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 the industry caused by lack of […]
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 […]
