NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 6, 2026--
Dfns today announced the launch of Payouts, a new API enabling institutions to convert stablecoins to fiat and route payouts across multiple bank accounts while keeping wallet-level governance and controls in place.
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Solving the problem of single-rail off-ramps
Today, most fintechs and institutions still hard-wire a single payout provider into their stack, or rely on vertically integrated models that bundle routing, pricing, custody, and settlement together. That approach may be convenient early on, but it creates structural problems at scale: weak price discovery because there is no competitive pressure on margins, limited auditability because routing decisions are opaque, and operational fragility because a single provider degradation in any corridor requires architectural intervention to resolve.
Dfns Payouts introduces a different model. Stablecoin off-ramps move from being a vendor dependency to programmable infrastructure, where routing is competitive and governance is consistent. For fintechs, banks, and enterprises, the advantages are tangible:
Initial Integration with Borderless.xyz
The initial Payouts integration with Borderless enables stablecoin-to-fiat settlement into bank accounts across more than 94 countries and 60 currencies, through a network of 14+ licensed financial institutions.
“Stablecoins have matured. Off-ramps haven’t,” said Clarisse Hagège, CEO of Dfns. “Institutions should not have to choose between execution quality and governance. With Payouts, they get programmable routing underneath and institutional control at the wallet layer.”
“Orchestration changes the economics of stablecoin payouts,” said Kevin Lehtiniitty, CEO of Borderless. “When providers compete per transaction, customers benefit from better pricing, broader coverage, and built-in resilience.”
Availability
Payouts are available today for Dfns clients.
Convert stablecoins to fiat and settle payouts to bank accounts in 94 countries, today.
DALLAS (AP) — A couple of injuries during the Olympics affected how Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill approached the NHL trade deadline, then another of their Olympians got hurt Friday night.
Nill wanted to add some depth and some more good players, with standout forward Mikko Rantanen and center Radek Faksa both on injured reserve after they were hurt in the Olympics.
“Because of the injuries, that's why we had make the moves we made,” Nill said before the Stars' 5-4 loss in a shootout to NHL-best Colorado that ended their franchise-record 10-game winning streak. “We’re pretty happy with the players we have obtained. They addressed our needs.”
While the Stars didn't make any more trades Friday, they had earlier this week fortified their defense by acquiring 6-foot-8 Tyler Myers from Vancouver, and filled a need up front by getting left wing Michael Bunting from Nashville.
Then top-line center Roope Hintz, who was on Finland's team with Rantanen, got hurt late in the second period after returning for the Stars against Colorado. He missed their first four post-break games because of an illness.
Hintz remained down and reached at the back of his left leg after being engaged with Nathan MacKinnon along the boards. Hintz put no weight on his left leg while being helped off the ice and then down the tunnel toward the locker room.
Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said he didn't really see the play and had no significant update on the injury.
“We won't know for a day or two here,” Gulutzan said. “Get him looked at, and hopefully it's not too long.”
When Myers does play for the Stars, he will be the first Texas-born player to ever appear in a game for them. He and Bunting likely will make their Dallas debuts on Sunday at home against Chicago..
Faksa sustained an upper-body injury when playing for the Czech Republic at the Olympics, but had been expected to be back after the break. But Nill said a lower-body injury when he was skating and working out after that will keep him out until around the start of the playoffs.
“Was rehabbing and in a pretty good spot to start playing again and unfortunately got injured,” Nill said. “That was a big loss for us. That kind of changed our direction.”
The Stars knew they would be at least a few weeks without Rantanen, their big acquisition at the trade deadline last year, because of the lower-body injury he sustained in Italy. He got hurt in the Olympic semifinals and didn’t play in Finland’s win over Slovakia for the bronze medal.
Nill said Rantanen was still at least a week or 10 days from starting to skate again.
“From there, we'll see how he comes along.” Nill said.
Seven Stars players went to the Olympics, and Faksa was the only one who didn't win a medal. Miro Heiskanen and Esa Lindell also played for Finland, while fellow defenseman Thomas Harley played for Canada, which lost to the United States in the gold medal game. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger was on the U.S. squad.
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) scuffle during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 6, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) and Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) scuffle during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 6, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz, bottom right, is checked by a trainer as defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) looks on during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche Friday, March 6, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Dallas Stars' Sam Steel, center, celebrates his goal with teammates Matt Duchene, left, and Miro Heiskanen during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Alberta on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
