Request Finance in Numbers: December 2024 - $900 million mark

Commentary for December 2024

We help businesses involved in crypto and fiat. We prioritize partnering with the safest chains, stablecoin issuers, and infrastructures to power crypto and fiat Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Payroll, and Expense Payments. 

At the product level. 

Major Updates: 

Save & Match Vendor Details on Bill Imports: Users can now save vendor details and payment methods when importing bills. Existing vendors are automatically matched to new imports.

Duplicate Bills Warning Improvements: Greatly improved visibility of warnings and scope of detection of potential duplicates

Request Finance powers crypto-to-fiat payouts to 190+ countries for 20+ fiat currencies, including EUR, USD, GBP, AUD, SGD, JPY, KRW, IDR, HKD, THB, NZD, CHF, INR, and AED; see the list here. 

New Crypto Payment Options

The number of payment networks and cryptocurrencies supported on Request Finance is second to none and continues to grow monthly. In December, we added Aleo Network to support Batch Payments using $ALEO, vUSDC, and vUSDT. Businesses can now send and receive payments in 380+ cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, 20+ fiat currencies, and 20 blockchains. 

If you’d like to see a token or chain supported in Request Finance, contact us on Twitter! 

Request Finance is the ultimate finance platform for crypto and fiat Operations, powering Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Payroll, Expenses, and flexible payments for enterprises. 

Our extensive support for new payment options enables projects across different chains to transact seamlessly with each other in their preferred token.

Number of crypto payments in December: 4,427

The number of crypto payments made in December saw a 4% fall in monthly new payments. 

The total number of crypto and fiat payments made on Request Finance stands at 99,317.

Value of crypto payments in December: $28.3m  

A key success indicator at Request Finance is the dollar value of crypto payments made through the platform. A total of over $900 million of cryptocurrency payments have been made through the Request Finance platform. 

Around $28.3 million in crypto invoices were paid in December last month alone. 

Top cryptocurrencies: USDC, USDT, SAND, ANKR, cUSD

Another data point to track is which cryptocurrencies are most often used on Request Finance. 

USDC continues to be the most preferred cryptocurrency being used on Request Finance, accounting for about 37% of all crypto payments made by our mostly enterprise users. 

USD-denominated stablecoins are a popular choice for enterprise crypto payments, making up 70% of the crypto payments on Request Finance. 

The popularity of stablecoins can be explained by the same reasons most people prefer to transact in fiat currencies rather than volatile assets like cryptocurrencies or commodities. Their stable prices make them ideal as a medium of exchange and a unit of account—two essential money features.

USDT, the unlikely contender, came in second, accounting for about 29% of the total payments in Request Finance, followed by SAND (9%) and ANKR (5%). 

You can find the complete list of currencies supported in the Request Finance app here.

Top payment networks: Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Celo, and Arbitrum

The Ethereum network is the preferred payment network, and about 68% of crypto payments processed through Request Finance are made on it. 

Polygon secured second place with 12% of the crypto payments volume. BNB Chain followed closely in third place, accounting for 9% of transactions made through Request Finance.

Through this monthly report, we hope to provide an overview of what’s happening with Request Finance, and the data driving our product development decisions. We hope our transparency commitment will inspire new users to take their first steps into invoicing and payments with cryptocurrency for their business.