Getting paid in dollars: freelancers and USD virtual accounts
How to Withdraw Your Upwork Earnings in Mexico: Methods and Real Fees (2026)
Upwork's withdrawal methods in Mexico and what each one costs, including the exchange rate that never shows up as a fee. Sourced figures, with dates.
Business
Argentine Startups with a US Entity: What the BCRA Says and How to Run Your Dollar Operations (2026)
What the BCRA says about a US-incorporated company, why it does not remove the obligations of people who live in Argentina, and how the company collects and pays in dollars.
Digital dollars and stablecoins
Which Network Should You Use to Send USDC? (And How Not to Lose Your Funds)
USDC runs on more than thirty networks, and sending it over one the recipient doesn't read can cost you the money. How to choose, which network D-ONE CASH uses and what to check before every transfer.
Digital dollars and stablecoins
How to Move Your Savings Into Digital Dollars, Step by Step (Mexico and Colombia)
A practical guide to moving savings into digital dollars from Mexico and Colombia: what you need, what the full round trip actually costs, the risks involved, and what happens if you live somewhere else.
Corridors and rails
How to Receive Money From Abroad in Colombia: Methods, Costs and Keeping Dollars
The ways to receive money from abroad in Colombia, what actually drives the cost of each one, where Bre-B fits in the final leg, and how keeping the money in dollars instead of converting to pesos works.
Digital dollars
Is It Safe to Keep Your Money in Stablecoins? An Honest Guide to the Real Risks
An honest guide to the risks of holding a stablecoin balance: depegs, address freezes, who actually custodies your money, and what no insurance scheme covers.
Business
How to Pay Contractors in Latin America from the US: Methods, Real Costs and Timelines
A guide for US companies paying contractors across LatAm: the three available methods, the cost broken down leg by leg, which local rails actually exist, and where the legal line with payroll sits.
Getting paid in dollars: freelancers and USD virtual accounts
How to Get Paid in USD from US Clients: The Complete LatAm Playbook (ACH + W-8BEN)
The full flow for getting paid by US clients: an account with a routing number, the difference between ACH and wire, and what the W-8BEN they'll ask for actually is.
Business
Stablecoin Payroll: How to Pay Your Latin America Team in Digital Dollars
How stablecoin payroll works step by step: employee onboarding with KYC, one-off or scheduled batches, dual approval, and the real limits per plan.
Trust and verification
The True Cost of Sending $200 to Latin America: Fees + FX Spread
The real price of a money transfer is not the visible fee: it's fee plus exchange-rate margin. The methodology to calculate it, and the stablecoin route fully itemized.
Getting paid in dollars: freelancers and USD virtual accounts
USD Account for Non-US Residents: No SSN or ITIN Needed (Latin America Guide)
What the SSN and ITIN are, why US banks ask for them, and the real options for opening a dollar account from Latin America with just your local ID.
Corridors and rails
What Is Bre-B? Colombia's Instant Payment System, Explained
What Bre-B is, how payment keys work, the adoption numbers since launch, and what it changes for anyone receiving money from abroad in Colombia.
Corridors and rails
What Is Pix and How It Works If You Get Paid in Dollars from Brazil
What Pix is, how its keys work, the real numbers behind it, and what you can actually do with it today if you earn dollars from Brazil: topping up from your bank and withdrawing back to it.
Digital dollars and stablecoins
Digital Dollars Explained: Stablecoins vs CBDCs vs USD Accounts (and How to Get Them in LatAm)
Stablecoins, CBDCs and a bank USD balance all get called digital dollars. Who issues each, who owes you the money, and how to actually hold one from LatAm.
Getting paid in dollars: freelancers and USD virtual accounts
How to Get Paid in USD as a Freelancer in Mexico (2026 Guide)
You invoice in dollars and the money arrives in pesos at someone else's rate. The step-by-step route to receive USD from Mexico, with the real timelines.
Digital dollars and stablecoins
USDC vs USDT for Latin America: Which Stablecoin for Your Dollar Account and Getting Paid (2026)
USDC and USDT both track the dollar, but not in the same places. Which one to use for sending money, getting paid and holding a balance, and which one your balance is actually held in.
Getting paid in dollars
Virtual dollar account for Latin America: what it is and how to open one
What a virtual dollar account is, how it differs from a bank account or an exchange, and the steps to open one online from Latin America.
Trust and verification
KYC verification: what it is, why you're asked for it and how to pass it first time
What KYC is, why every dollar account requires it, and how to complete it in minutes. Including the five mistakes that block the most accounts and how to avoid them.
Corridors and rails
What is SPEI and how to move money between Mexico and a dollar account
What is SPEI, how the 18-digit CLABE works, and how to move money between a Mexican bank and a dollar account: real timelines and fees.