Shield Blog
Payments, compliance, and banking for cross-border trade businesses.
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Miami to Latin America Trade Route: Who Ships It, What Moves, Freight, Docs and Payments
Shipping from Miami to Colombia, the DR and LatAm: who trades it, top goods, 5 to 8 day ocean transit, EEI rules and how to get…
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Is Shield safe? Where your money sits, and what protects it
Is Shield safe? See where customer money sits, how FDIC-insured partner banks and wallets protect it, and what Shield’s compliance actually does.
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How Do You Keep Your Crypto Wallet Safe and Compliant?
How to keep a business crypto wallet safe and compliant: avoid flagged funds, screen every address, and beat address poisoning and look-alike scams.
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Who Is Behind Shield? Meet the Founders
Shield is a FinCEN-registered MSB in Miami run by three co-founders from McKinsey, Meta, Pinterest, MIT and Princeton, backed by a16z CSS, Giant Ventures, Kraken Ventures,…
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How to Keep Your Bank Account While Accepting USDT
Banks do not close accounts over stablecoin, they close them over unexplained activity. The four controls that keep your business banked while accepting USDT.
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Landed Cost After De Minimis: What Importers Pay Now
The end of de minimis changed your landed cost and your cash cycle. New duty rates, the July 2026 postal deadline, and how to reprice before…
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How to Open a US Business Bank Account as a Non-Resident
How to open a US business bank account as a non-resident: the two routes, the documents you need, and why applications get rejected. No US entity…
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GENIUS Act: What It Means if You Accept USDT
The GENIUS Act sets rules for the companies that create stablecoins, not for businesses that accept them. Taking USDT is legal. Here is what actually changes.
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WhatsApp Is Not a Chat App. It Is Your Sales System.
The wholesalers who win on WhatsApp answer in seconds, segment their buyers, follow up on a schedule, and make trust visible. Here is the playbook, with…
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USDT Payments for Wholesalers: Getting Paid in USD
How wholesalers accept USDT payments from international buyers and receive USD in a US bank account, with compliance checks and same-day settlement.