Latitude Turns Week-Long Wire Transfers Into Minutes
Latitude helps businesses send money to workers and vendors in other countries. Payments that used to take days now arrive in minutes through stablecoin technology.
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Why Sending Money Abroad Still Takes Forever
When you send money to another country, it
usually takes days to arrive. The money goes through multiple banks, gets
converted through currency exchanges, and sits in various accounts along the
way. For businesses paying freelancers in India, vendors in Brazil, or
employees in the Philippines, this delay causes real problems. People wait for
their money, businesses lose track of payments, and everyone pays high fees for
the privilege of waiting.
Three people who worked at Stripe, Coinbase,
and Uber got tired of this system. In March 2026, they launched Latitude with a
simple idea: use newer technology to make international payments work the way
people expect them to work, fast and straightforward. The company raised eight
million dollars to build a platform that sends money across borders in minutes
instead of days.
How The Money Actually Moves
Here's how it works. A business in the United
States wants to pay someone in Mexico. They send dollars through Latitude's
system. Behind the scenes, Latitude converts those dollars into
stablecoins—digital currencies that hold their value like regular money. These
stablecoins move instantly across digital networks. When they reach Mexico,
Latitude converts them into pesos and deposits the money directly into the
recipient's bank account. The whole process takes about two minutes.
The business doesn't need to understand
stablecoins or blockchain, or any of the technical details. They just see: send
dollars, recipient gets pesos, happens in minutes. Latitude charges half a
percent per transaction with no hidden fees. There's no minimum amount you need
to send and no complicated setup process. The system works in over 50 countries
across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and other regions.
The Companies Already Using It
Latitude built the platform for specific
real-world situations. Companies that run online marketplaces use it to pay
sellers in different countries. Payroll services use it to pay remote workers
who live abroad. Media companies use it to pay freelance writers,
photographers, and creators around the world. Basically, any business that
regularly sends money to people in other countries has been frustrated with how
slow and expensive the old system was.
The company officially launched in March 2026
after working quietly for months to get all the legal approvals. They hold
money transmission licenses in 38 US states and work with regulated banks and
financial partners in each country they serve. The three founders, Cyril Mathew,
Brian Wrightson, and Vivek Morzaria, spent years working on payment systems at
major tech companies and saw firsthand how badly the international payment
system needed an upgrade.
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