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36% of Global SMB Buyers Plan to Use FinTech Payment Providers
Evidence tier: B1 Evidence type: Independent payments trade media report Source: PYMNTS Published: 2026-07-22 Captured: 2026-07-23T14:36:11.300Z
Source summary
Sixty-four percent of internationally active SMBs used traditional banks for cross-border supplier payments in 2025, and 69% expect to use them in 2026. That projected increase shows that FinTech growth does not require a wholesale migration away from established institutions.
Why it matters
This signal matters because stablecoin distribution, regulation and settlement are increasingly shaping cross-border treasury, merchant acceptance and programmable payment infrastructure.
Key numbers
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Topics and entities
- Industry lane: Web3 & stablecoin payments
- Entities: Mastercard
- Web3 payments
- Cross-border payments
Evidence and credibility note
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Date evidence: Automatically verified from article:published_time: 2026-07-22T08:00:41+00:00
First-party corroboration
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