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The Hidden Cost of the Mexico - Asia Corridor
How business payments to Asia lose 3% to 5%, and what a different settlement rail changes
Why this corridor can’t wait
Asia now supplies 45% of Mexico’s imports ahead of North America
$30,000–$50,000 gone on every $1M paid to Asian suppliers
2 to 3 days of working capital stuck in transit on every payment
An estimated $9B–$15B a year lost to moving the money, not the goods
What’s inside the report
The anatomy of the cost
A full breakdown of where 3% to 5% actually goes — fee, spread, and the layer no statement shows.
Why the corridor stayed broken
The three forces that kept the cost in place for a decade, and why fixing it means changing the rail, not the bank.
The two rails, side by side
How the same payment moves on correspondent banking versus a tokenized rail — and what the difference costs you.
The CFO’s decision framework
The five questions to ask any provider, and how to tell when switching is actually worth it.
The hidden cost is now a choice
For decades the corridor’s cost survived because no alternative existed. That’s no longer true. The report gives your finance team the full number, the two rails side by side, and the five questions to ask before switching.
