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Interchain Foundation’s 2024 Cross-Chain Interoperability Report Spotlights Top Ten Cross-chain Routes Exceed $41Bn in Volume in Ten Months

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  • The total value locked (TVL) across 43 interoperability protocols exceeded $8 billion as of October 2024, with Ethereum leading cross-chain inflows and outflows at 38.9% and 47.9%, respectively.
  • The IBC protocol stands out in its scale, connecting over 117 blockchains, while LayerZero’s Stargate and Circle’s CCTP had over $1B in monthly transaction volumes from May to October 2024.
  • Improving the overall experience for users is paramount. Intent-centric/solver-based bridging protocols have emerged as the preferred method for quick and cheap cross-chain asset transfers.

ZUG, Switzerland, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Interchain Foundation (ICF), a Swiss non-profit that advances interoperable, sustainable, and community-owned decentralized networks in the Cosmos ecosystem, announces the release of its 2024 Cross-Chain Interoperability Report. The annual report offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of the rapidly evolving blockchain interoperability landscape including trends, critical challenges, and recommendations for future growth and innovation. It examines leading protocols like IBC, LayerZero, Circle CCTP, Axelar, and Wormhole from January to October 2024, highlighting how these protocols address scalability, security, and user-centric innovation.

Key findings include:

  • As of October 2024, the total value locked (TVL) across a total of the 43 largest interoperability protocols sits at $8 billion.
  • The IBC Protocol is the leader in network size; it connects 117 chains, followed by LayerZero with 93 chains.
  • From May to October 2024, Stargate and Circle CCTP had over $1B in monthly transaction volumes.
  • Ethereum leads both cross-chain USD inflows and outflows, representing 47.9% of value outflows and 38.9% of value inflows.
  • Ethereum to Arbitrum was the most active cross-chain route, with a total volume of $10.7 billion.
  • Circle CCTP and IBC dominate in active addresses, with over 1.5 million monthly active addresses each.

Key insights from this report include Ethereum’s dominant role in cross-chain liquidity and the rise of intent-centric protocols like Stargate, which speed up cross-chain asset transfers for users. Innovations such as Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) are garnering interest for their ability to verify cross-chain transactions without relying on third-party validators. Their ability to enhance scalability makes them a key component for addressing ecosystem challenges and driving the next phase of decentralized innovation.

The 2024 Cross-Chain Interoperability Report aims to highlight both the incredible progress and the key challenges we face in connecting blockchain networks that have operated in silos so far,” said Josh Cincinnati, Foundation Council President of ICF. “As blockchain adoption increases, so do the number of tokens, chains, and associated communities. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the complexity. This report aims to demystify this complex ecosystem and showcases the industry’s efforts to build a more seamless, secure, and user-centric future.”

“This report showcases the huge progress made in connecting blockchains and rollups and how offering an interoperability solution is a must-have for all successful blockchain projects,” said Susannah Evans, IBC Product Manager at Interchain Inc. “Interoperability is a critical onboarding pathway, and leads to better outcomes for users. With solid interoperability, applications can’t rely on high exit costs to retain users and instead must compete along other differentiating factors. It also leads to new possibilities in the application design by enabling cross-chain workflows.”

The findings not only highlight the current state of blockchain interoperability but also offer a roadmap for its future growth and development. By addressing the current security vulnerabilities and improving user experiences, the industry can overcome major barriers to seamless cross-chain interactions, driving innovation and enabling more accessible and scalable blockchain ecosystems.

For more information or to access the full report, please visit here.

Susannah Evans is available for interview.

About the Interchain Foundation:

The Interchain Foundation is a Swiss non-profit that funds, stewards, and responsibly advances the Cosmos and the broader interchain, an ecosystem of sovereign blockchains. The Interchain Foundation supports the development and adoption of the Interchain Stack, a software suite for building L1 blockchains, including IBC, Cosmos SDK, Comet BFT, and CosmWasm.  The Interchain Foundation is shaping a new technological paradigm that is open-source, interoperable, and community-owned.

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Empowering Businesses of All Sizes: MyGuava Business Offers a New Standard in Financial Solutions

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LONDON, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In today’s fast-growing world, businesses need more than traditional banking services – they require innovative financial tools tailored to their specific needs. MyGuava Business is focused on meeting these demands, offering a ground-breaking platform that caters to businesses of all sizes.

Tailored Solutions for Every Business Size

One of the defining features of MyGuava Business is its bespoke quality. The platform is designed to support businesses of every size and industry, offering flexibility that ensures no one is left behind. Start-ups and small businesses benefit from straightforward, easy-to-use tools that promote growth without unnecessary complexity.

Transparent and Competitive Pricing

At a time when hidden fees and unclear pricing structures are all too common, MyGuava Business stands apart with its transparent and competitive rates. Businesses can plan their budgets confidently, knowing there won’t be any unexpected costs. For small businesses, this affordability is an essential requirement.

Seamless Onboarding and User Experience

The platform’s user-friendly interface makes navigation intuitive, ensuring that even those without extensive technical expertise can get started quickly. Clear dashboards, always accessible customer support and step-by-step guidance make MyGuava Business a platform that any business can adopt with ease.

Comprehensive Product Offerings: Covering Every Aspect of the Financial Sector

MyGuava Business goes beyond traditional financial management by offering a diverse range of services that cover all payment needs, whether the business transacts in person or online. From business accounts simplifying cross-border payments to payment terminals, e-commerce solutions, cards, payment links and invoice creation, the platform provides businesses with versatile tools to seamlessly manage transactions.

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Built In-House with Customer Needs in Mind

What truly sets MyGuava Business apart is that it is a comprehensive end-to-end payments solution provider – a direct result of its in-house development. Unlike many platforms that rely on third-party tools, every feature of MyGuava Business is purpose-built to meet the unique needs of its users.

A Vision for the Future of Business Finance

MyGuava Business is more than just a financial platform – it’s a partner in growth. By combining affordability, adaptability, and a customer-centric design, it offers businesses the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

In a world where adaptability and efficiency are crucial, MyGuava Business is the financial partner every business deserves. Discover more at myguava.com/business.

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Transform Your Money Management: MyGuava App Now Makes Personal Finance Simpler Than Ever

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LONDON, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Managing finances while travelling or navigating everyday life can often feel overwhelming. MyGuava is designed to change that. It’s a universal financial tool that blends convenience, transparency, and flexibility to meet the needs of global citizens, whether you’re on an international adventure or handling daily expenses. With a multi-currency account, seamless international transfers, personalised virtual cards and analytics tools, MyGuava provides the ultimate solution to simplify financial management.

A standout feature is its multi-currency account, which supports over 20 currencies. Whether paying for a coffee in Paris, a taxi in Tokyo or shopping in New York, users can rely on MyGuava to handle currency exchanges automatically and cost-effectively. With competitive withdrawal rates, accessing cash abroad is straightforward and affordable, providing peace of mind and the ability to pay like a local no matter where you are.

Sending and Receiving Funds – Home and Away

But MyGuava isn’t just about travel – it’s equally valuable for sending and receiving funds, both locally and internationally. Transferring money to foreign countries is often expensive and time-consuming, but MyGuava eliminates these challenges. With zero transfer fees and near-instant processing, the app makes it easy to send funds to family or friends without delays or extra costs.

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Customisation is another key aspect of MyGuava. Its virtual card feature lets users design cards that reflect their personality, brand or identity. This level of personalisation is not just about aesthetics – it’s about creating financial tools that are truly tailored to individual needs.

Additional Features and Benefits

For those who often share expenses, MyGuava’s bill-splitting feature is an innovative solution. Organising group dinners, trips or shared purchases can be complicated, but the app streamlines the process, ensuring transparency and fairness. This feature takes the stress out of managing shared finances.

MyGuava also empowers users to take control of their finances through real-time analytics and detailed spending insights. The app turns everyday transactions into opportunities with unlimited cashback rewards, offering ongoing value for users and allowing them to enjoy uncapped benefits.

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Financial Management Made Easy

On its own, MyGuava is a financial companion that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle. MyGuava brings practicality and ease to every transaction and its user-friendly features ensure you stay in control. With MyGuava, financial management is no longer a problem – it’s a seamless part of your journey, wherever it takes you.

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Network People Services Technologies Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Providing Cutting-edge Digital Payment Technology and for Its Market-leading Position

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NPST’s innovative technology underscores its commitment to advancing digital payment adoption to meet diverse user needs, and its strategic adaptability establishes it as a pivotal player in India’s financial ecosystem.

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the payment technology industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Network People Services Technologies Ltd. (NPST) with the 2024 Indian Company of the Year Award. 

Its core mission is to provide cutting-edge digital technology to all entities in the financial value chain, ensuring robust support at every stage of the payment process. The company provides banking solutions and payment processing infrastructure that interconnect financial entities within the broader banking and fintech sectors. 

Listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) SME platform, NPST has significantly shaped India’s digital payments landscape. Its solutions span digital banking, payment switching and processing, merchant acquiring, and RegTech offerings, catering to banks, payment aggregators, merchants, and TPAPs. 

With a forward-looking vision encapsulated in its NPST 2.0 strategy—Innovate, Transform, and Grow—the company is driving technological advancements in areas like fraud detection, real-time lending, and embedded payments, enabling transactions through ERP and smart devices such as vehicles, smartwatches, and meters. 

NPST is making significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to enhance its payment solutions. NPST’s Risk Intelligence Decisioning Platform, a cutting-edge AI-driven operations engine, is supported by a comprehensive data lake that consolidates transaction data. This advanced system allows for the real-time identification of high-risk transactions and merchants. It includes tools designed to enhance compliance and mitigate fraud, such as a merchant trust score, a customer transaction score, and chargeback fraud prevention.  

Additionally, the company’s flagship EVOK 3.0 Payments Platform as a Service provides a comprehensive solution for aggregators, gateway providers, and merchants. Covering the entire payment life cycle—from transaction processing to risk management—EVOK 3.0 integrates AI and ML to offer advanced capabilities like multi-bank intelligent routing and predictive fraud intelligence, ensuring efficient management of high transaction volumes.  

Other groundbreaking innovations include: 

  • PayJoy:  Seamless access to real-time UPI credit in a country with low credit card penetration. 
  • Bill Direct:  Bill Aggregation engine for deeper penetration in payment collections. 
  • TimePay Cash:  Enabling cash withdrawals using QR codes at local stores. 
  • UPI Circle:  Expanded digital payment access through shared accounts.
  • Contextual Payments: Enhanced customer checkout experience.
  • UPI Lite Auto-Top Up: Automatically replenishing UPI Lite accounts, ensuring users have sufficient transaction funds.  

Rahul Agarwal, Associate director for growth advisory at Frost & Sullivan, observed, “NPST’s achievements, including pioneering online merchant dispute resolution in India and expanding its platform to offer value-added services like AI-powered fraud detection and real-time lending, set it apart in the industry. Its diversification into non-banking financial companies and third-party application providers highlights a well-rounded growth strategy.  

NPST consistently prioritizes customer experience, fostering long-term relationships and demonstrating its commitment to client satisfaction and growth. The company’s focus on exceptional service is reflected in the loyalty of some of its clients, with critical partnerships spanning over a decade.   

The company is also working to improve payment acceptance infrastructure via access to affordable devices, (QR and SoundBoxes) while integrating AI and ML capabilities to enhance, efficiency, and scalability. These investments support growing transaction volumes and help NPST maintain its competitive edge in facilitating wider digital payment adoption. The company’s emphasis on client relationships, digital literacy, and social responsibility underscores its role as a payment technology leader and its commitment to broader economic and social contributions.   

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The company’s financial performance reflects strong growth, with revenues increasing from INR 41 crore in fiscal year (FY) 2023 to INR 130 crore in FY 2024, and EBITDA rising from INR 12 crore to INR 43 crore during the same period. NPST’s strategic adaptability establishes it as a pivotal player in India’s financial ecosystem, drives economic growth, and promotes financial inclusion across the country.  

NPST’s advances towards international expansion and transitions to the National Stock Exchange of India main board with emphasis on transparency, governance, and continual innovation, cementing its position as a leader in the global payment technology industry. The company’s exceptional performance, forward-thinking strategies, and commitment to customers and societal impact make it a deserving recipient in India’s payment technology sector,” added Norazah Bachok, best practices research analyst at Frost & Sullivan. With its strong overall performance, NPST earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 India Company of the Year Award in the payment technology industry.” 

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration. 

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.  

About Frost & Sullivan 

For six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion. Contact us: Start the discussion

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About NPST
Founded in 2013, NPST is a PayTech firm listed on the NSE Small and Medium Exchange. A leader in digital banking and payment processing solutions, NPST is dedicated to advancing the digital payments ecosystem by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions to banks, fintechs, and other industry players. The company’s offerings include online and offline transaction processing, banking super apps, fraud prevention, dispute management, and compliance technology.

NPST’s mission is to drive the growth of businesses, individuals, communities, and economies. With over 100 clients and processing more than 60 million transactions daily, NPST continues to make a significant impact on the digital payments ecosystem. To learn more about NPST and its award-winning solutions, please visit www.npstx.com

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