Arf
On-demand stablecoin liquidity for cross-border payments
About
Arf is a global transaction settlement and liquidity platform that provides on-demand USDC-based working capital to licensed financial institutions for cross-border payments and remittances, removing the need for prefunded nostro accounts. Built with Stellar and Circle's USDC, Arf merged with Huma Finance in 2024 to combine its settlement network with Huma's PayFi tokenization, and is integrating with the Circle Payments Network.
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