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Global payment orchestration platform Orbital has announced plans to establish a United States presence, with Miami, Florida selected as its primary base of operations. The move is intended to address growing demand from the company's international client base for direct US connectivity, including access to onshore USD settlement infrastructure.
Orbital is a payment orchestration platform operating across digital assets, stablecoins and traditional payment rails. The company processes approximately $12 billion in annualised volume and has operated for more than eight years. Its platform supports payments in traditional currencies, stablecoins and more than 80 exotic currencies via a single interface.
The planned US market entry will be phased, beginning with the establishment of foundational operations before progressing to applications for relevant US regulatory approvals and money transmission licences. Orbital expects to complete the key foundations of its US presence within the next 12 to 18 months.
Two market dynamics are cited as driving the timing of the expansion. Orbital's existing international clients have an increasing need for US connectivity, including onshore dollar settlement and support for US-linked counterparties and payment flows. Concurrently, the passage of the GENIUS Act has established a federal framework for US payment stablecoins, accelerating activity among financial institutions and payment businesses building stablecoin infrastructure.
Chris Mason, Chief Executive Officer, Orbital
Chris Mason, Chief Executive Officer, Orbital said:
"Orbital has spent more than eight years building an institutional-grade payment platform trusted by businesses with complex cross-border payment needs. The US is the natural next step. Financial institutions and payment businesses are actively building stablecoin infrastructure and need a proven partner with real global payment coverage to make it work at scale."
Miami was selected on the basis of its position as a hub for cross-border payment flows, digital asset businesses and companies serving Latin America, a region where Orbital already provides international payment coverage. The company's initial US focus will target B2B payment providers, payment service providers, cross-border payment and remittance businesses, and firms across the crypto and digital asset ecosystem requiring regulated multi-currency infrastructure connecting the US with the UK, Europe and emerging markets.
Orbital holds a range of enterprise compliance and security certifications, including SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001:2022, CSA Trusted Cloud Provider status and Cyber Essentials Plus. The company is headquartered across London, Tallinn and Gibraltar.
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