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Document fiat and stablecoin settlement flows by writing down, leg by leg, who instructs, who holds funds, who converts, and who settles, then attaching the provider document that supports each entry. The goal is a file a reviewer can follow without asking you questions, not a diagram that only makes sense to the person who drew it.
Start with a scope statement before you draw anything Most documentation fails because the scope was never fixed. Write two or three sentences stating which entities, accounts, currencies, and counterparties the flow covers, and explicitly list what it excludes. If a flow touches a US-dollar business account, a Hong Kong or Singapore multi-currency account option, and a stablecoin settlement leg, name all three and note that each is governed by its own provider terms. State plainly that DogPay is a digital finance and payment infrastructure platform and is not the financial institution that provides a business account. That single sentence prevents readers from assuming the platform approves accounts or holds deposits. Keep the scope statement dated and versioned; flows change when providers or accounts change.
Map each leg to a named responsible party Build a table with one row per leg. Copy-ready columns: Leg ID, Step description, Initiating party, Instructing system, Account or wallet involved, Currency, Provider or institution, Governing document, Evidence reference, Open questions. Fill every cell or mark it as unknown rather than leaving it blank. For account legs, record that the relevant financial institution provides and independently approves each account, and that its opening documents determine account type, holder, and terms. For USD transfers, note that ACH, SWIFT, or Fedwire may be used only where the relevant account and service arrangement support them. For stablecoin legs, record that USD and supported stablecoin conversion or settlement and crypto payment gateway services are provided by DogPay affiliates to eligible customers, subject to provider terms, applicable law, and geographical availability. Where a detail is not in your approved materials, write confirm with provider and assign an owner.
Separate platform, institution, and affiliate roles in writing Reviewers trip over blended language. Use three fixed role labels throughout: platform (technical infrastructure), financial institution (account provision and approval), and affiliate service provider (conversion, settlement, gateway). Then write one short paragraph per label describing what that party does and does not do in your flow. This matters most where money appears to move in one hop but actually moves in three. A customer payment may arrive through a gateway, be converted by an affiliate, and land in an account opened by an institution. Documenting those as separate steps with separate evidence prevents the common error of attributing one party's obligations to another.
Record what is variable, not just what is available Available account features may include international collections, cross-border payments, currency management, transaction records, reconciliation, and reporting, but actual currencies, payment rails, and functions depend on the institution, account, product, and jurisdiction. Your documentation should carry that dependency as a field, not a footnote. Add a variability register listing every element that could differ by customer, account, or country: supported currencies, rails, conversion availability, gateway eligibility, and reporting formats. For each, note the source document that defines it for this specific flow. Never write a flow as universally available; write it as available to this entity, on this account, under this arrangement.
Build the evidence file and a review cadence Numbered actions to finish: (1) attach the account opening documents for each account in scope; (2) attach the affiliate service terms covering conversion, settlement, or gateway use; (3) attach internal approval records for the flow; (4) cross-reference every table row to a document and page; (5) record the date each document was obtained; (6) assign an owner for each open question; (7) schedule a re-review whenever a provider, account, or jurisdiction changes. Completion checks: a new reader can trace one payment end to end using only the file; every row has a named provider and a governing document; no row claims a guarantee of approval, acceptance, fee, exchange rate, speed, coverage, or business outcome; and every unknown is flagged rather than assumed. If any check fails, the file is not finished.
Frequently asked questions Should fiat and stablecoin legs sit in one document? Yes, but as separate sections with separate responsible parties. One document keeps the end-to-end story readable; separate sections stop readers from assuming a single provider covers both. What if we do not know which rail will be used? Record the rail as conditional and cite the account or service arrangement that would permit it. Do not default to a rail because it is common. How much detail belongs in the diagram? Enough that each arrow maps to a table row. If an arrow has no row, either the diagram or the table is wrong. Can we reuse one flow document across entities? Only if scope, accounts, and provider terms are identical. Otherwise create a variant and label it clearly.
Source and verification note This guide is based solely on the official DogPay product page at https://dogpay.com/hk/global-bank. No other sources were used or reviewed. Verify current account features, currencies, rails, and affiliate service terms directly with the relevant financial institution or service provider before relying on any flow description.
Scope and limitations This article describes a documentation method, not a service offering. It does not confirm availability of any account, currency, rail, conversion, settlement, or gateway function for any business, and it makes no statement about fees, exchange rates, speed, coverage, licensing, or geographic availability. Account opening is subject to independent approval by the relevant financial institution, and affiliate services are subject to provider terms, applicable law, and geographical availability. Confirm all specifics with the relevant financial institution or service provider.
