# Abroad > Empowering payments beyond borders Abroad helps users bridge digital assets and traditional finance by providing real-time cross-border payment infrastructure for wallets and financial institutions. Abroad helps wallets, banks, and financial institutions bridge digital assets with traditional finance by providing real-time payment infrastructure. Users can convert USDC to fiat and send payments instantly across multiple countries, eliminating barriers like high fees and long settlement times. Abroad partners with established networks like Circle and Stellar to create cost-effective cross-border transactions while maintaining regulatory compliance and fraud protection. - Type: Company - Sector: Payments - Status: Active - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/abroad ## Products - [Abroad Payment Infrastructure](https://thegrid.id/profiles/abroad): Abroad Payment Infrastructure provides real-time stablecoin-to-fiat conversion through open-source APIs, enabling wallets and financial institutions to orchestrate instant cross-border payments. The system integrates USDC with traditional payment rails while maintaining regulatory compliance and fraud protection. (Payments Infrastructure & Orchestration, Live, Main Product) ## Links - [Main](https://www.abroad.finance) - [Terms of Service](https://www.abroad.finance/terms-of-service) - [Privacy policy](https://www.abroad.finance/privacy-policy) - [Media Kit/branding](https://www.abroad.finance/branding-guidelines) - [Documentation](https://api.abroad.finance/docs) - [Blog](https://www.abroad.finance/news) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/abroad-finance) - [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/NFHF37C2ka) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/payabroad) - [GitHub](https://github.com/abroad-finance/abroad) - [Telegram](https://t.me/Abroad_Latam) - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@abroad.finance) ## Legal This data is provided under two licensing models. Model 1 - open data. The open data core is licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL) — a copyleft/share-alike license allowing free use, modification, and sharing for any purpose. Attribution is required: include "Powered by The Grid" linking to https://thegrid.id wherever the data is used. Derivative databases must be shared under ODbL terms. Trademarks, logos, and brand names (marked "Special TPIP") are not covered by the ODbL. For ML/AI use: training datasets that substantially extract ODbL data are Derivative Databases and must be shared under ODbL if publicly used; models must be attributed in documentation. Model 2 - commercial licenses. The Grid Data Service (TGDS) is also available as a commercial license. See [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms) for commercial use that is not covered by the open data service. The following applies to both licensing models. - All data is provided AS IS with no guarantees of accuracy. - The Grid does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and - a project's presence in The Grid's data does not imply endorsement. - [Data Licensing & Disclaimers](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/data-licensing-and-disclaimers): Licensing models and disclaimers - [Open Data (ODbL)](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data): Open Database License terms and scope for The Grid's open data service. - [Attribution Guidelines](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/open-data-attribution-guidelines): How to attribute The Grid's data when using the open data service. - [Web Services Terms](https://about.thegrid.id/legal/web-services-terms): commercial Terms for using data services. - [All Legal Documents](https://about.thegrid.id/legal): Full index of terms, policies, and disclosures ## Optional - [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model - [TGS JSON Structure](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-json-structure.md): Data model structure and relationships - [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type - [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types - [Grid MCP Guide](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/grid-search/skills/grid-query/references/grid-mcp-guide.md): How to query The Grid programmatically via MCP