An Onchain Alternative to Global Transaction Banking
summary
Huma's PayFi network claims to replace New York‑centric global transaction banking (USD Fedwire ~$1.1 quadrillion, CLS ~$1.8 quadrillion) by running stablecoins, programmable liquidity, and yield vaults onchain. The network reports $14 billion volume, 3x YOY growth, ~$1 billion monthly, and uses only $160 million recycled stablecoin liquidity to generate sustained 8% organic yield for 110,000 depositors with zero credit defaults. Live use cases include Rain credit cards, Amazon merchant settlements, cross‑border payments and commodity/GPU trade finance; PST omnibus yield token is live on Ethereum with partners like Bitwise, Fluid, Morpho, Chainlink.
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- 0:00Introduction
- 0:11A Big Idea: Replacing Global Transaction Banking
- 0:36Understanding the Global Banking Buildup
- 0:58Why the System Is Actually Local
- 1:25Fedwire and CLS: Quadrillions Through New York
- 1:50The Central Ledger at the Federal Reserve
- 2:17JP Morgan and the Bank Reserve System
- 2:40The Myth That Banks Move Money
- 3:03Why Banks Fight Stablecoins to Death
- 3:25Three Challenges Facing Fiat Liquidity
- 3:52Fragmenting Geopolitics and Derisking From T-Bills
- 4:31How Stablecoins Drain Deposits
- 5:03JP Morgan's 2026 Payments Report
- 5:26Programmable, Borderless, Always On Liquidity
- 6:00Why Blockchains Are Here to Scale
- 6:36How Huma's PayFi Network Works
- 6:58Use Case: Credit Cards With Rain
- 7:24Use Case: Cross Border Payments
- 7:50Use Case: Amazon Merchant Settlements
- 8:33Use Case: Trade Finance for Commodities and GPUs
- 9:06The Layered PayFi Stack
- 9:42Adoption by Every Major Payment Company
- 10:05The Numbers: $14 Billion and 3x Growth
- 10:288% Organic Yield and Zero Defaults
- 10:53Programmatically Locking the Settlement Cycle
- 11:21The PST Cross-Chain Omnibus Yield System
- 11:56Now Live on Ethereum Mainnet
- 12:32Diminishing the Role of Fiat Rails
- 12:59Closing
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