Hey Banco Partners With tapi To Expand Digital Services Across Latin America

Cross-border commercial transactions long relied on traditional, legacy banking rails that were not built for an always-on global economy, leaving international money movement slow and fragmented for businesses operating across multiple countries and currencies. To address these hurdles, platforms are weaving blockchain settlement and digital billing infrastructure directly into unified enterprise workflows.

Nuvion Integrates Ripple USD to Scale Global Stablecoin Settlement

The AI-powered global banking and cross-border payments platform Nuvion announced the integration of Ripple USD (RLUSD) into its infrastructure platform on July 6, 2026, from Miami, expanding stablecoin-powered payment and settlement capabilities for businesses operating across borders. The move bridges traditional fiat banking and digital asset networks through a single infrastructure layer.

The updated infrastructure allows fintechs and enterprises to manage global treasury workflows, liquidity, and cross-border payments without relying solely on traditional correspondent banking systems. According to company leadership, the deployment is designed to meet demand for rapid and transparent global value transfer by combining the speed and programmability of blockchain technology with the trust, compliance, and reliability of regulated financial systems.

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Through the integration, Nuvion enables:

• Faster cross-border settlement using stablecoin-powered rails
• Seamless movement between fiat currencies and digital assets
• Enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure for businesses and fintechs
• Global treasury and liquidity management across multiple markets
• Embedded blockchain payment capabilities through a unified API and platform

Keisha Clark, Managing Director of Nuvion, stated that they believe the future of money movement will be increasingly real-time, programmable, and global.

Founded in 2012, Ripple is the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance, maintaining a suite of liquidity, custody, and global payment solutions underpinned by its stablecoin, RLUSD, and the cryptocurrency XRP.

Lauren Berta, Product Lead at Ripple, stated that stablecoins are increasingly central to how demand for faster, more transparent cross-border payments is being met, and added that RLUSD is built to bring the efficiency of blockchain to global payments, giving enterprises and fintechs a practical, compliant way to move value around the world, while noting that this integration demonstrates how that utility is being put into action, delivering infrastructure businesses can build on with confidence.

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Hey Banco Expands Utility Payments via tapi Partnership in Latin America

Meanwhile, Hey Banco, the neobanco digital de BanRegio, is broadening its mobile application features after becoming an independent bank in early 2026. The bank announced a strategic alliance with tapi, a startup specialized in infrastructure for payments in Latin America, to convert its platform into a central point for personal financial administration.

The partnership equips Hey Banco’s approximately 500,000 users with direct bill-pay options inside the mobile application without needing to leave the platform. Customers can settle recurring obligations—including electricity, water, telecommunications, tuition, and municipal taxes—while expanding the number of operations that can be performed from its digital ecosystem.

The underlying technology is provided by tapi, whose network connects financial institutions with thousands of service companies to process payments and collections. Tapi operates a network of payments and collections with presence in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, connecting more than 20,000 service companies and 70,000 physical points, while processing more than 300 million transactions a year.

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Digital Migration and Future App Features

Both corporate developments highlight a broader industry trend among financial institutions and digital banks to strengthen their applications with tools that go beyond traditional banking operations. In regions like Mexico, a substantial volume of everyday payments still occurs in physical cash, presenting an opportunity for banking and fintech entities to facilitate financial management and encourage greater usage of digital channels.

Hey Banco and tapi are already working on a subsequent stage for the application. Upcoming expansions will introduce mobile airtime reloads alongside tools to schedule or automate the payment of services, aiming to reduce friction in recurring operations and continue expanding Hey Banco’s digital proposal.