How to Cut Costs and Speed Up Goods Clearance for Imports into Mexico

Imagine this situation: your company has just closed an order with a supplier in Mexico. The negotiation is done, the amounts are set, and only one step is left to move the operation forward: making the payment.

You set up the transfer, check the bank details and send the money. But there is a problem: the funds still have to travel through the international banking system before they reach the supplier. In the meantime, the supplier waits for confirmation before releasing the order.

Hours go by, a day ends, the weekend arrives or even a holiday, and the payment is still processing. The goods are not released, your import planning is compromised, and your company has to deal with yet another unexpected delay.

And time is not the only problem. Depending on the route, a transfer can involve bank fees, currency conversion costs, spreads and charges from intermediary institutions. In the end, besides waiting longer, you may pay more without full clarity on how much the supplier will actually receive.

For anyone who imports, this scenario is more than a slow transfer. It means money sitting idle, strained cash flow and a commercial operation that depends on a payment reaching its destination.

A new way to make international payments

That is exactly why Lexxen uses stablecoins (digital dollars) as the infrastructure for international payments.

Instead of relying on the entire traditional banking route, your company can make payments using digital dollars as the path to send money directly in the local currency of the destination country.

In practice, this means more speed, savings on transfer fees and predictability: before confirming the operation, you know exactly how much will be debited and how much the supplier will receive.

In Mexico, for example, the supplier receives Mexican pesos directly through the local banking network, via SPEI. They do not need to use cryptocurrencies, install digital wallets or change the way they receive payments.

How do international payments to Mexico work?

In traditional transfers, the money can pass through different financial institutions before reaching the supplier’s bank. Depending on the route, this process involves intermediaries, clearing times and additional costs.

With Lexxen’s infrastructure, the payment follows a different path:

1. You confirm the payment: choose the amount, check the exchange rate and see the fees before executing the operation.

2. The money crosses as digital dollars: stablecoins are used as the path to move funds between countries.

3. The supplier receives Mexican pesos: the payment reaches the local bank account through SPEI.

This way, both the payer and the recipient use the financial systems of their own country, while the digital infrastructure connects the two ends.

Which countries does Lexxen offer international payments to?

Lexxen’s infrastructure connects companies to different markets through local payment methods, allowing you to receive and send funds in six currencies: US dollar, euro, British pound, Mexican peso, Colombian peso and Brazilian real.

Coverage reaches more than 45 countries, including:

• Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.

• Europe: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United Kingdom and other countries in the region, through the SEPA network.

• North America: United States.

• Asia: China, with payments to factories and suppliers.

Available methods include PIX, SPEI, Bre-B, SEPA, ACH, Wire, FedNow, Faster Payments, BACS and local bank transfers.

In China, Lexxen offers a dedicated corridor for supplier payments.

This way, your company can move money between different markets using a single global payments infrastructure.

That is why your company can import with more speed and predictability.

Don’t let slow payments and unexpected fees compromise your international operations.

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