# Riva Money > Instant, transparent, limitless - the future of payments Riva Money is a blockchain-powered payment platform that enables businesses to send and receive cross-border payments with reduced fees and faster settlement times. Riva Money is a blockchain-powered payment platform designed for businesses operating globally. The platform enables users to send money internationally, receive payments with faster settlements, manage multi-currency accounts, and hedge currency risk. Riva Money uses blockchain technology to reduce traditional banking fees and processing times while providing real-time transaction tracking. - Type: Project - Sector: Payments - Status: Announced - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/riva_money ## Products - [Riva](https://thegrid.id/profiles/riva_money): Riva is a cross-border payments platform that enables businesses to send and receive global transfers using blockchain technology and traditional payment rails. The platform provides multi-currency accounts, real-time FX hedging tools, and smart routing to optimize speed and cost for each transaction. (Peer to Peer & Remittance, In Development, Main Product) ## Links - [Main](https://rivamoney.com) - [Blog](https://rivamoney.com/#insights) - [Twitter / X](https://x.com/rivamoney) - [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/rivamoney) ## 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