THE ART OF PAYMENTS: A RELIABLE FOUNDATION FOR YOUR BUSINESS
You are building your international business brick by brick. Different languages, countries, and currencies — but money knows no borders. It should move easily and without friction.
At MAGMA, we help you overcome borders on the path to business growth:
International payments. A reliable foundation for your business.
The most famous example of an ambitious “international” project is the Tower of Babel. It remains in culture as a reminder not only of human arrogance, but also of the fact that nothing can be achieved without coordination and mutual understanding. Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Tower of Babel (1563) is one of the most iconic visual representations of this legend.
The Tower of Babel is a structure built by hundreds of hands, with no single language, no clear coordination — ambitious, complex, and ultimately impossible to control.
International payments often work the same way:
- Too many intermediaries involved
- Unpredictable timelines and outcomes
- Different rules, systems, and “languages” at every step
At MAGMA, we believe this stress should not be part of the process. MAGMA brings structure to complexity.
International payments. A reliable foundation for your business.
Some facts about Bruegel’s the Tower of Babel:
- In 1553, Bruegel visited Rome. In his Tower of Babel, the Colosseum is easily recognizable, with its characteristic features of Roman architecture.
- Two versions of the painting with this subject have survived, dated 1562 and 1563. However, there were most likely more.
- In the foreground of the painting, King Nimrod is depicted—the ruler who funded the construction of the tower and wished to see it for himself. Some researchers believe that Bruegel is alluding to Charles V, known for his despotism. The kneeling stonemasons beside him, according to some interpretations, further emphasize this reference to his authoritarian rule.
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Tower of Babel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons