Strategy & Governance7 min read
Twenty questions to ask before signing with a stablecoin payments vendor
Stablecoin payments vendors are proliferating. Most diligence checklists were written for card processors and miss the questions that matter. This is the list we use.
Published 14 APR 2026
Placeholder body. The published version will be exactly twenty numbered questions with one paragraph of explanation each — designed to be forwarded internally and used in a vendor RFP.
The first five questions
- 01Where does custody actually sit? Read the master services agreement, not the marketing.
- 02What chains are settlements actually executed on, and who decides if that changes?
- 03What is the vendor's regulatory registration in each jurisdiction you operate in?
- 04What happens to in-flight funds if the vendor enters insolvency proceedings?
- 05What is the documented uptime over the last 12 months, with provider attestation?
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