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If confirmed, tokenized stocks on Solana would move the chain deeper into market infrastructure, with wallets serving as a direct interface for traditional assets. The Web3 implication: competition shifts from issuance to liquidity, custody and access.
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Taiji Labs retweeted
Ask anyone who sends money abroad what annoys them most. It's rarely the fee. It's the fee they didn't know about.
A7 International made a point of this at its launch: the price is known before you pay, and it doesn't change afterwards.
What they committed to on stage:
• 0.3% fee, flat, stated upfront
• no hidden extras, no "correspondent bank charges" surprise
• no unexplained freezes of funds along the way
• USDT from you, SWIFT in USD, CNY or AED to the recipient
• from one business day to delivery
Fradkov described the market's real demand as "a few clicks from a smartphone, without paperwork, hidden fees or frozen money."
Everyone promises that. Few deliver it at 2,000+ payments a day. Following to see if they do: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
Taiji Labs retweeted
Crypto payments usually break at the accountant's desk, not at the blockchain.
No invoice match, no bank confirmation, nothing to file. A7 International showed a flow at its launch that seems designed for that desk:
• you upload the actual invoice, the system reads the details
• the recipient company's registration certificate goes through verification
• the counterparty receives a regular SWIFT transfer in the invoice currency
• you get a document confirming the payment was executed
• 0.3% fee, from one business day
The payer uses USDT. The paper trail looks like a normal international transfer.
Shor's framing: "We make complex financial operations understandable again."
If the documents hold up in a real audit, this is the interesting part. Following: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
Taiji Labs retweeted
Trade routes are moving. Settlement rails mostly aren't.
That gap is what A7 International went after at its launch this week. The founders' thesis in one line: "The market belongs to those who come first with a working solution."
What "working" looks like in their version:
• payer settles a foreign invoice in USDT
• recipient gets SWIFT in USD, yuan or dirhams, the currencies of the new routes
• payment network across 150+ countries, no local offices
• 15,000+ businesses already using the group's rails
• 0.3% fee, from one business day
The currency choice is the tell: dollar, yuan, dirham. That's where trade is going.
Early days for the product. Watching whether the rails keep up with the routes: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
Taiji Labs retweeted
2024: a cross-border payments company for one market.
2026: a launch on an open stage in Moscow, pitching a product to the whole world.
A7 International's founders used the stream to show what happened in between:
• 150+ countries connected to their payment network
• 15,000+ business clients
• 10 trillion rubles in payments last year
• 2,000+ transactions a day, half of them processed by AI
• market leader in Russian cross-border payments with a 19% share
The new product sits on top of that: pay a foreign invoice in USDT, recipient gets SWIFT in USD, CNY or AED, 0.3% fee, from one business day.
Fradkov's words: "We have outgrown this framework."
Fast growth is easy to announce and hard to sustain. Curious which way this goes: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
AI agents should not get a blank check onchain. Safe automation needs scoped permissions, visible action logs, spending limits and instant revocation. Autonomy is useful only when control remains legible.
Taiji Labs retweeted
Most B2B payment products quietly exclude you if you're not a company.
A7 International said on its launch stream that the new product is for both: companies and individuals paying abroad.
The flow is the same for either:
• register on a7.biz, upload the invoice
• system reads the amount and the bank details automatically
• recipient's registration certificate goes through verification
• confirm one USDT transaction from your wallet
• recipient gets SWIFT in USD, CNY or AED, from one business day
Fee is 0.3%, fixed. Only the payer needs a wallet; the other side never touches crypto.
Shor's point: "If your partner specifically needs to receive funds via SWIFT, now you have that option."
Opening this to individuals is the part I didn't expect. Following to see how it's used: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
Cross-border payment providers usually scale by opening offices. Branch in Dubai, desk in Singapore, partner in Lagos.
A7 International said at its launch it is skipping that step entirely.
How they claim to serve 150+ countries with no local offices:
• fully digital path: register, upload invoice, confirm, done
• API links tie partner banks and payment rails into one network
• 2,000+ transactions daily already run this way
• USDT from the payer, SWIFT in USD, CNY or AED to the recipient
• 0.3% flat fee, delivery from one business day
Fradkov's line from the stage: "If you have internet access, you have access to all our services."
Remote-first finance at this scale is a bold bet. Keeping track of how it plays out: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
Taiji Labs retweeted
A payments company launching a product on an open stage with Red Square in the background is not a usual sight.
A7 International did exactly that this week. What the founders said matters more than the backdrop:
"We created A7 in 2024 for cross-border payments. Now we've outgrown that frame."
The frame they are stepping into:
• 150+ countries in their own payment network
• 15,000+ business clients in two years
• 2,000+ transactions daily, half processed by AI
• pay in USDT, counterparty receives a normal SWIFT transfer
• 0.3% flat fee, from one business day
No offices needed: internet access is the only requirement, from Dubai to Jakarta to São Paulo.
Ambitious roadmap. Worth watching whether they can pull it off: A7.biz
#crypto #A7
If this release reaches Japan as hinted, its strongest effect may be interpretive: local-language context paired with personal history can make a global crypto story easier for a local audience to evaluate on its own terms.
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<Freedom of Money> is coming to Japan on Oct 19 🇯🇵 A big part of my story started in Tokyo, from my early 20s to when we moved the early Binance team there in 2017 and grew from an empty office in Meguro. よろしくお願いします🙏 Pre-order: amazon.co.jp/dp/4868450956
Taiji Labs retweeted
USDT in, SWIFT out. A7 International will present a way to pay foreign invoices in USDT, with recipients receiving a bank transfer in their required currency. Fixed fee: 0.3%.
13 October, 10:13 UTC. Watch: a7.biz/live
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Taiji Labs retweeted
Cross-border payments are the focus of A7 International: settle an overseas invoice in USDT, then deliver funds by SWIFT in the needed currency. The fee stays at 0.3%.
Petr Fradkov and Ilan Shor present it on 13 October, 10:13 UTC. a7.biz/live
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Taiji Labs retweeted
An impressive presentation and a great live stream recently concluded for the rollout of A7 International.
The attached presentation clip details the billing workflow on A7.biz. Users upload foreign invoices for automated data parsing, with recipient documents submitted as part of verification, such as a company registration certificate.
Speakers in the presentation noted multilayer AI checks to reduce technical errors before wallet confirmation, citing a 0.3% fee and timing from one business day. #ad
Taiji Labs retweeted
A7 International held an impressive presentation and an excellent live stream on settlements for businesses and individuals.
In the attached presentation clip, speakers noted that businesses and individuals can settle foreign invoices via A7.biz without counterparties needing crypto. Recipient documents are reviewed as part of verification.
The presentation reported a 0.3% fee and execution starting from one business day. Opening dual settlement access without burdening overseas partners with crypto makes practical sense. #ad
Taiji Labs retweeted
A7 International wrapped up an impressive presentation and great live stream on cross-border payment architecture.
In the attached presentation clip, invoices uploaded to A7.biz allow senders to pay in USDT, clearing via SWIFT in currencies like USD, CNY, or AED.
Recipient documents, including the company registration certificate, are reviewed as part of verification before blockchain confirmation.
The presentation noted a 0.3% fee, with execution completed in as little as one business day. #crypto #A7
Taiji Labs retweeted
For an overseas invoice, A7 International proposes paying in USDT while the recipient receives funds via SWIFT in the required currency. Businesses and individuals are eligible. Fixed fee: 0.3%.
13 October, 10:13 UTC: a7.biz/live
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A7 International is set to introduce foreign-invoice payments in USDT, with funds delivered to recipients by SWIFT in the required currency. The announced fixed fee is 0.3%.
13 October, 10:13 UTC: a7.biz/live
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If Bitcoin did break below $82K alongside $120M in long liquidations, the key risk is cascading leverage. Forced selling can deepen the move until open interest resets and spot demand absorbs the pressure.
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