From weeks to minutes: How Open Doors sped up global real estate payments with Conduit

Open Doors is a Brazilian proptech startup that has developed an innovative digital marketplace. The concept is simple yet powerful: enabling investors to purchase real estate properties worldwide using stablecoins. The company also supports clients throughout the entire purchase journey, acting as an intermediary all the way to the final handover of the keys. It is the first initiative of its kind in Brazil, combining the traditional real estate sector with blockchain and digital asset technologies.

Open Doors' platform, which has already facilitated property purchases in countries like Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland, aims to democratize access to real estate by removing barriers such as banking bureaucracy, high costs, and long settlement times. The company is betting on stablecoins as a modern, secure, and efficient way to enable cross-border investments. That is where Conduit came in as a strategic partner.

The Challenge: Slow and expensive payments

Traditionally, foreign investors seeking to purchase real estate face lengthy settlement periods, high banking fees, and complex bureaucratic procedures for transferring funds. Payments sent through traditional banks, often via the SWIFT network, can take several weeks to settle, especially when navigating currency conversions, international regulations, and intermediary fees.

This became one of the main roadblocks for Open Doors in improving its user experience and pursuing growth. The company needed a solution that was:

• Fast: enabling liquidity and certainty for both investors and sellers.
• Cost-effective: eliminating high fees typically involved in international transfers.
• Scalable and secure: ready to support high transaction volumes as the platform grows.

The Solution: Conduit and stablecoin-powered infrastructure

Conduit provided Open Doors with a modern cross-border payment infrastructure, enabling investments to be settled within minutes using USDT as the stablecoin, with transparent and secure currency conversion.

With Conduit, Open Doors was able to:

• Reduce settlement times dramatically, from weeks to minutes.
• Eliminate the need for traditional banks and the SWIFT network.
• Gain transparency and predictability in FX rates and transaction costs, with a clear and competitive pricing model.
• Operate securely and in full compliance with local real estate regulations and financial authorities.

The Impact: Greater agility and innovation in the real estate market

The partnership allowed Open Doors to position itself as a pioneer in a traditional market that is still largely untapped by blockchain solutions. The combination of technological innovation and financial stability has brought confidence to both international investors and local real estate stakeholders.

“Together with Conduit, we reached a major milestone for Open Doors, completing a cross-border real estate transaction in under 10 minutes.By combining Conduit’s expertise with Open Doors’ technology and business model, this partnership marks a new chapter for our industry, setting a benchmark for innovation, speed, and efficiency in global real estate payments." says Ian Linhares Co-founder of Open Doors. 

Conduit + Open Doors: Real innovation unlocking real markets

The collaboration between Open Doors and Conduit shows how stablecoins and modern financial systems are already reshaping traditional industries that operate under strict regulations.

By enabling faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border transactions, Conduit is helping companies like Open Doors bridge global capital with local opportunity, with real-world economic impact. Looking to modernize your cross-border payment stack? Reach out to our team now.