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Guides for crypto-native operators
Short explainers that end in a product action — not fluff.
SEPA transfers explained
8 min · How standard and instant euro transfers differ, what an IBAN proves, how fees work, and when a European payment uses SWIFT instead.
Faster Payments (UK)
1 min · FPS moves GBP between UK accounts in seconds. For founders and freelancers on Glide, it is the default mental model for “send pounds.”
Multisig treasury
1 min · One founder with full control is fine on day one and catastrophic on day 400. Multisig is how you add accountability without slowing every $12 SaaS charge.
Agent banking
1 min · Headless banking only works if grants, policy, and audit are first-class. Here is the Glide model for MCP-connected agents.
Stablecoins
1 min · Stablecoins move like internet money and redeem like a claim on reserves (issuer-dependent). Use them with clear eyes.
Payment rails map
1 min · A practical map for founders choosing how money should move. Speed, cost, and counterparty constraints differ by rail.
EMI vs bank vs neobank
1 min · Electronic money institutions, banks, and crypto neobanks sit in different regulatory boxes. The label changes protection, product, and risk.
Where the routing number is on a check
14 min · Bottom left, nine digits, in magnetic ink — and then four things the check does not tell you, including why your wire routing number may be a different number entirely.
ACH transfers explained
8 min · Understand ACH credits and debits, Same Day ACH windows, return codes, routing numbers, and the differences between ACH, wires, RTP, and FedNow.
How Glide keeps your money safe
10 min · A plain-English guide to Glide's custody boundaries, embedded wallets, multisig treasury, compliance controls, partner balances, and recovery plan.
IBAN: format, examples, and validation
8 min · Read an IBAN by country, verify its MOD-97 checksum, and understand how it differs from a BIC, routing number, and domestic account number.
What is a stablecoin account?
9 min · Understand custody, reserves, redemption, yield, insurance, and the practical differences between USDC and USDT before choosing an account.
SWIFT wires and correspondent banking explained
8 min · Follow an international wire from instruction to ledger settlement, understand MT103 and UETR tracking, and see where intermediary fees arise.
UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS: India payment rails explained
8 min · Compare India's four bank-payment rails by processing model, timing, amount limits, fees, and the role of an IFSC.