Correspondent banking survives every challenger because it is not a technology. It is a socialized compliance liability structure, and challengers rebuild it.
How cross-border payments became real-time: SWIFT GPI, Wise, Ripple, and stablecoin corridors compared on speed, FX, and settlement risk across 2026.
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Why does an international wire still take three days when a domestic one takes seconds? Cross-border payments are not domestic payments with a foreign currency flag.
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