Frequently asked questions
About
Who are Caliza’s typical customers?
- Manufacturers
- E-commerce Merchants
- Global Fitnechs
- Payment Service Providers
What does the name Caliza mean?
The name Caliza, meaning limestone or rock in Spanish, reflects the company’s commitment to providing a stable, dependable, and enduring foundation for global trade and financial operations.
In which countries or regions does Caliza operate today?
Caliza is global, operating across North America, Asia, South America, Europe, and Africa.
How is Caliza different from other cross-border payment or stablecoin platforms?
Caliza’s unique payment orchestration capabilities and local bank relationships across the globe allow you to instantly, and compliantly move funds, and operate business accounts around the world. You handle the growth, we handle the technology and regulations.
What problem does Caliza solve for international businesses?
Caliza enables international businesses to seamlessly transact, manage funds, and maintain compliance, allowing them to focus on growth. With Caliza’s instant cross-border payment infrastructure, businesses avoid the delays and frustrations of traditional wire transfers. Additionally, the Caliza Wallet lets businesses effortlessly open multi-asset wallets, manage multiple USD accounts, store various other currencies, and hold digital assets in one place. This unified infrastructure makes it easy to send payments, receive funds, and manage global financial operations from a single, integrated platform.
Products
What currencies does Caliza support for sending and receiving funds?
Caliza supports over 100 currencies.
How do cross-border payments through Caliza work?
Caliza operates utilizing a combination of blockchain, and traditional payment methods allowing you to instantly pay and get paid.
What are Caliza’s core products?
Caliza offers two core products:
1. Business Bank Accounts – Caliza can provide these directly to you or to your business customers, enabling compliant access to USD accounts.
2. Instant Cross-Border Payments – Send and receive payments globally with speed and reliability, eliminating the friction of traditional banking systems.
What is a digital dollar account and how does it work?
A digital dollar account lives within the Caliza Wallet, a unified platform where you can store, save, and transact between USD, stablecoins, and other global currencies. These accounts provide dedicated banking credentials, allowing you and your customers to send and receive payments worldwide: quickly, securely, and with full compliance.
Compliance & Security
How does Caliza manage KYC/KYB for onboarding?
Caliza streamlines onboarding with automated KYC and KYB processes, allowing you and your customers to get started in minutes. We handle the compliance so you can focus on your business. No lengthy delays or paperwork.
How does Caliza ensure compliance in each of the regions it operates in?
Caliza uses a purpose-built risk engine that automates transaction monitoring and jurisdiction-specific reporting to meet local regulatory requirements with speed and precision.
What makes Caliza’s compliance approach unique?
Caliza pairs an automated, proprietary risk engine, capable of tracking and monitoring every transaction across the network, with deep relationships and oversight from banking partners in multiple global jurisdictions. This hybrid approach ensures both scalability and trust.
Is Caliza regulated?
Yes. Caliza is a compliance-first business. We hold relevant licenses and are directly overseen by our local banking partners in the regions where we operate.
Technology & Infrastructure
How does Caliza ensure transaction speed, reliability, and transparency?
Caliza is built on blockchain technology, which enables fast, transparent, and secure settlement. Most transactions settle within seconds to minutes, giving businesses confidence in both speed and visibility across every transaction.
Why did Caliza choose to build with stablecoins instead of traditional payment rails?
Stablecoins represent the next evolutionary step in cross-border payments. Unlike traditional rails that are slow and prone to delays, stablecoins enable near-instant global transactions, eliminating the frustration of stuck or delayed wire transfers.
What role do stablecoins play in Caliza’s infrastructure?
Stablecoins are a core part of the infrastructure behind Caliza’s global payment network. Caliza exclusively uses stablecoins that are fully backed 1:1 by USD, and other fiat currencies, ensuring stability and trust.
Expansion &
Partnerships
What regions is Caliza expanding into next?
Caliza currently operates across the globe in North America, Asia, South America, Europe, and Africa. By the end of 2025, Caliza will have expanded into more countries including the UK.
What partners does Caliza work with?
Caliza partners with trusted global leaders such as Paxos, Circle, Fireblocks, and others to ensure secure custody, stablecoin issuance, and seamless cross-border infrastructure. These relationships strengthen Caliza’s ability to provide compliant and reliable financial services worldwide.
