From Friction to Flow

Stablecoins are gaining momentum as businesses look for faster, more flexible ways to manage international payments. Yet despite growing interest, practical adoption remains limited.

New research from Neo reveals that while 88% of senior finance professionals at SMEs operating internationally believe stablecoins could improve cross-border B2B collections, just 27% currently accept them for customer payments.

To explore this gap, Neo surveyed 100 senior finance professionals at SMEs across the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, examining the challenges of international collections, barriers to stablecoin adoption and the role these digital assets could play in modern treasury operations.

What’s in the report?

The report explores three key areas:

The challenges of international collections

Discover the biggest obstacles SMEs face when collecting international payments, from high costs and compliance requirements to settlement delays.

The growing role of stablecoins in treasury

Explore how SMEs are using stablecoins, where they see the greatest benefits and why these digital assets could complement traditional payment methods.

Overcoming barriers to stablecoin adoption

Find out what’s preventing wider adoption and why automatic stablecoin-to-fiat conversion is attracting interest among finance professionals.