Column Launches Infrastructure Connecting USDC, USDT to Payment Rails
USDC (USDC)
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Eugene Serbin
analyticsinsight.net reports that Column has launched four new infrastructure products linking stablecoins with global payment systems. Announced on September 16, the rollout enables fintech firms to utilize USDC and USDT alongside traditional banking services. Co-founder William Hockey stated the launch completes a multi-year effort to build the company’s technology stack.
The stablecoin service allows businesses to send and receive USDC and USDT while converting funds to and from US dollars at any time. Column integrated this service directly into its banking core, eliminating the need for separate prefunding balances. The platform connects stablecoin activity with US and international payment rails, processing transactions within seconds via APIs.
A second product combines card issuing with banking and processing, allowing credit, debit, and prepaid cards on Visa and Mastercard networks. A third offering extends account and card infrastructure to verified customers outside the United States. These services already handle billions of dollars for fintech companies including Ramp, Brex, Bilt, Mercury, Slash and Kapital. Hockey noted in a company post that they have finally completed that build.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for USDC, measured when this story was written up on 17 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
USDC is trading at $1.00 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 49.4%, indicating a near-even split between buyers and sellers. The 1-hour buy ratio sits at 44.9% and the 4-hour ratio at 47.4%, showing that short-term buying pressure is fading compared to the daily average. Volume deltas are negative across all timeframes, with -$11.1 million in the last hour and -$37 million over four hours. This negative delta means that sell volume has exceeded buy volume during these periods. Over the last 24 hours, the cumulative volume delta closed at -$58.9 million, confirming that sellers have been dominant. Spot volume reached $3.26 billion with nearly 600,000 trades, reflecting high liquidity despite the net selling pressure.
The latest daily buy ratio of 50.2% sits at the 73rd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.4% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for USDC, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
The current 24-hour buy ratio of 49.4% is slightly below the weekly average of 49.5%, a difference of just 0.1 percentage points. Trading volume for the day was 1.26 times the weekly average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual. While the coin saw net buying on four of the last seven days, the recent short-term data shows a shift toward net selling. The 24-hour volume delta of -$39 million contributes to a larger eight-day total delta of -$287.9 million. This suggests that despite the volume spike, the prevailing trend over the week has been one of net outflows.