Question Pack — Payment Infrastructure
Pack (fixed)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Respondents | Mobile-money operators, banks, payment infrastructure providers |
| Primary gates | Infrastructure · Regulation · Use cases |
| Secondary gates | Counterparties · Delivery model · Adoption · Cross-RFP handoffs |
Assemble (fill before the interview)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Cluster | |
| Use case (this play) | |
| Play one-liner | |
| Hypothesis status | hypothesized / desk-supported / revised |
| Desk claims to test | |
| What would falsify this play | |
| Respondent name / role | |
| Access basis | Interviewed / Warm Access / Referred / Desk-Identified |
| Session goal | confirm / 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)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Gates addressed | |
| Play status after call | confirmed / revised / rejected / inconclusive |
| Counterparties named | |
| Access basis updates | |
| Regulatory certainty | Clear / Evolving / Uncertain |
| Infrastructure status notes | |
| Adoption signal (if any) | |
| Proposed CASS tier | |
| CASS rationale | |
| Referrals | |
| Notes / ingest link |
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