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Question Pack — Payment Infrastructure

Pack (fixed)

FieldValue
RespondentsMobile-money operators, banks, payment infrastructure providers
Primary gatesInfrastructure · Regulation · Use cases
Secondary gatesCounterparties · Delivery model · Adoption · Cross-RFP handoffs

Assemble (fill before the interview)

FieldValue
Cluster
Use case (this play)
Play one-liner
Hypothesis statushypothesized / desk-supported / revised
Desk claims to test
What would falsify this play
Respondent name / role
Access basisInterviewed / Warm Access / Referred / Desk-Identified
Session goalconfirm / falsify / upgrade confidence
Date

Then run Interview Conduct opening. Keep every probe anchored to this play.

Run — primary gates

Infrastructure

  • Is there a stable-value instrument with usable liquidity for the volumes this play would need?
  • Can users or institutions reliably off-ramp to local fiat at acceptable cost and compliance for this play?
  • What wallet / account UX barriers block non-crypto users from completing the payment flow this play assumes?
  • Does the rail work on basic mobile devices or intermittent connectivity where this play needs it?
  • What identity / KYC stack do you require, and does it cover the population this play targets?

Regulation

  • What licences or permissions govern crypto-linked, stablecoin, or on-chain settlement activity for this play?
  • Where is the regulatory path Clear / Evolving / Uncertain for this use case in this cluster?
  • What would force you to refuse a partnership on this play even if commercially attractive?

Use cases

  • Is this use case actionable now in this cluster, or still aspirational?
  • Where do current rails already solve the problem well enough that blockchain adds little to this play?

Run — secondary gates

Counterparties

  • Who decides on partnerships or pilots involving digital assets for something like this play inside your organisation?
  • Which external actors (regulators, schemes, aggregators) must be aligned before a live pilot of this play?

Delivery model

  • Would you build in-house, partner with a local integrator, or require a global vendor for any on-chain component of this play?

Adoption

  • What usage metrics would convince you a pilot of this play had real traction?
  • Which announced “crypto payment” initiatives near this play were weak signals?
  • If an adoption signal is claimed: propose a CASS tier and evidence rationale.

Cross-RFP / adjacent issues

  • Which gaps for this play are stablecoin-liquidity or enterprise-readiness problems that should be handed to adjacent RFPs?

Capture (fill during / after)

FieldValue
Gates addressed
Play status after callconfirmed / revised / rejected / inconclusive
Counterparties named
Access basis updates
Regulatory certaintyClear / Evolving / Uncertain
Infrastructure status notes
Adoption signal (if any)
Proposed CASS tier
CASS rationale
Referrals
Notes / ingest link
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