TL;DR
- Payward and Kraken have been named to FXC Intelligence’s 2026 Cross-Border Payments 100, the eighth annual market list of the industry’s most important players.
- The list profiles 100 companies that power global money movement, spanning banks, fintechs, card networks, remittance providers, and stablecoin and blockchain players.
- The announcement underscores Kraken’s expanding footprint in stablecoin infrastructure, tokenized assets, and B2B payments through products including xStocks and Payward Services.
We’re excited to announce that Payward and Kraken have been included in FXC Intelligence’s 2026 Cross-Border Payments 100.
A benchmark for the industry’s leaders
The Cross-Border Payments 100 is published annually by FXC Intelligence, the leading data and intelligence provider in the cross-border payments space.
This year’s list covers every major segment of the industry, from long-established remittance players and global banks to neobanks, B2B platforms, card networks, regional specialists, and stablecoin providers. Together, the companies on the list move trillions of dollars across borders each year.
FXC Intelligence builds the list using its in-house research, granular pricing data, and the combined expertise of its editorial and analyst team. The 2026 ranking will be shared through the firm’s website, social channels, and its weekly newsletter, the most-read publication in cross-border payments.
Crypto’s growing role in cross-border payments
Last year’s edition reflected the increasing relevance of stablecoins and blockchain infrastructure to global payments, with Paxos, BVNK, and Fireblocks joining the list for the first time and Circle, Ripple, and Stellar returning. Kraken’s inclusion in the 2026 list continues that trajectory.
Cross-border payments are increasingly running on crypto rails. Stablecoins are settling commercial flows in seconds, blockchain networks are connecting markets that legacy infrastructure has historically left underserved, and tokenized assets are opening new ways for capital to move globally.
That intersection is central to what we do. Kraken supports a global client base across spot, derivatives, staking, and on-chain products, with deep liquidity in both crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto markets.
Products including xStocks (which gives eligible non-US investors on-chain access to tokenized US equities), Kraken Pay, and Payward Services (our B2B payments platform) are built for a world where moving value across borders should be as quick and direct as sending a message.
Our inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s 2026 Cross-Border Payments 100 is an external signal that the lines between traditional cross-border payments and crypto-native infrastructure are continuing to blur, and that Kraken is operating at the center of that shift.
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