The $150 Trillion Problem: Can We Finally Fix Cross-Border Payments? With MetaComp

In this special episode of THE SHIFT, recorded live at Money20/20 Asia in Bangkok, Danny Levy explores one of the biggest problems still facing global finance:Why can you send money across Singapore in seconds… but moving it across borders can still take days?Despite decades of innovation, much of the infrastructure powering cross-border payments remains slow, expensive, fragmented, and dependent on multiple intermediaries.And this isn’t a small problem. We’re talking about a global cross-border payments market moving more than $150 trillion.Joining Danny is Eddie Hui, Co-President & Chief Operating Officer at MetaComp, to explore whether a new liquidity layer built using blockchain, stablecoins, and modern settlement infrastructure could finally change how money moves around the world.Recorded onsite at Money20/20 Asia, the conversation explores what’s actually broken in cross-border payments - and what replacing the infrastructure underneath them could look like.The conversation explores:Why domestic payment systems like PayNow and PromptPay have evolved so much faster than cross-border paymentsWhere the current correspondent banking model creates friction, cost, and uncertaintyWhy SMEs and institutional payments may have more to gain from new infrastructure than consumersWhat a blockchain-powered “liquidity layer” actually means in practiceWhere stablecoins fit into the future of global settlementHow newer payment rails could change liquidity, certainty, and cash flow for businessesWhether faster settlement can provide the same trust and protection as traditional banking infrastructureWhy regulation could be an enabler rather than a barrier to adoptionWhether correspondent banking will still exist in its current form 5–10 years from nowWhy separating blockchain as a technology from crypto as an asset class mattersDrawing on Eddie’s experience across payments, digital assets, and financial infrastructure, the discussion cuts through the technology narrative and focuses on the problem that actually matters: moving money around the world faster, more efficiently, and with greater certainty.Because the future of payments may not look radically different on the surface.But underneath, the rails could change completely.That’s THE SHIFT.