https://rivet.global/blog Guides for companies that earn, hold and pay in more than one currency. en https://rivet.global/blog/swift-vs-sepa-vs-ach-vs-faster-payments https://rivet.global/blog/swift-vs-sepa-vs-ach-vs-faster-payments Four payment networks move most of the business money between the US, Europe and the UK. They differ by an order of magnitude on cost, and the one your client uses is usually decided by the account details you send them. Payments Rashidatou K. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/stablecoin-payments-for-business https://rivet.global/blog/stablecoin-payments-for-business Stablecoins settle in minutes, on weekends, across borders. Since July 2025 the US has a federal law for them. Here is where they fit in a company's payments, and where they don't. Stablecoins Rashidatou K. Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/virtual-cards-for-ad-spend https://rivet.global/blog/virtual-cards-for-ad-spend A declined ad payment pauses delivery, and a paused campaign can lose the learning it spent a week's budget building. Most declines are preventable with how the cards are set up. Cards and spend William Sunjo M. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/best-wise-business-alternatives https://rivet.global/blog/best-wise-business-alternatives Wise is cheap for one-off conversions. Companies outgrow it when they need stablecoins, controlled card spend, approvals or African corridors. Here is how the main alternatives compare, using each provider's published prices. Accounts Rashidatou K. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/how-to-pay-international-contractors https://rivet.global/blog/how-to-pay-international-contractors Paying a team spread across ten countries is mostly a fees problem and a paperwork problem. Both are easier to solve once than every month. Operations William Sunjo M. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/payoneer-vs-rivet https://rivet.global/blog/payoneer-vs-rivet Payoneer was built for marketplace payouts. If your clients pay you directly, its percentage fees on receiving and withdrawing can cost more than the work of switching. Here is the arithmetic. Payments William Sunjo M. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/receive-usd-payments-from-us-clients https://rivet.global/blog/receive-usd-payments-from-us-clients US clients pay most easily, and most cheaply, by ACH to a US account. Here is how a company based elsewhere gets one, which paperwork the client will ask for, and what to put on the invoice. Accounts Rashidatou K. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/mercury-alternatives-for-non-us-companies https://rivet.global/blog/mercury-alternatives-for-non-us-companies Mercury is built for US companies, and its rules say so. If your company is registered in London, Dubai, Singapore or Lagos, you can still get US account details in its own name, without a Delaware filing. Accounts William Sunjo M. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/multi-currency-business-account-guide https://rivet.global/blog/multi-currency-business-account-guide A multi-currency account lets a company receive, hold and pay in several currencies from one place. They are not all built the same way, and the differences decide what you pay on every payment. Accounts Rashidatou K. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/kyb-documents-to-open-a-business-account https://rivet.global/blog/kyb-documents-to-open-a-business-account Every business account starts with verification. Knowing what the reviewer needs, and why, is the difference between a decision in days and a month of follow-up emails. Compliance William Sunjo M. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/usdc-vs-usdt-for-business https://rivet.global/blog/usdc-vs-usdt-for-business Both are dollar stablecoins, and both settle in seconds. They differ in who issues them, how reserves are reported and where regulators accept them. For most companies the answer is to hold one and accept both. Stablecoins Rashidatou K. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://rivet.global/blog/true-cost-of-international-payments https://rivet.global/blog/true-cost-of-international-payments The fee printed on a transfer is usually the smaller part of its cost. The bigger part is inside the exchange rate. Here is how to find it, and how to compare providers on one number. Payments Rashidatou K. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT