Anchorage Digital partners with Grupo Salinas, owned by Mexican billionaire.

According to a May 13 report by Mars Finance, The Block exclusively reported that Anchorage Digital, a US federally chartered crypto bank, has partnered with Grupo Salinas, controlled by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego. Anchorage will provide Grupo Salinas with its USD-pegged stablecoin payment gateway to optimize cross-border payment processes denominated in USD. Under the agreement, Grupo Salinas will integrate Anchorage Digital's stablecoin infrastructure into its cross-border payment flows through its crypto arm, Coinpro, to shorten settlement cycles. This collaboration leverages a blockchain-based USD movement gateway, introducing programmable real-time settlement capabilities while maintaining the governance, security, and regulatory standards required by large financial institutions. Nathan McCauley, co-founder and CEO of Anchorage Digital, stated that stablecoins are evolving from trading instruments into core financial infrastructure, and their "bank stablecoin solution" provides banks and financial institutions with a secure and federally regulated way to transfer USD globally via a blockchain gateway. Carlos Díaz Alonso, an executive at Grupo Salinas, stated that the partnership will jointly develop more efficient channels, benefiting customers and users of its retail financial services company, Elektra. It's worth noting that Grupo Salinas is controlled by prominent Bitcoin bull Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who also controls Banco Azteca bank. Recently, Western Union launched a USD-denominated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital on the Solana blockchain.