Fasset, a Shariah-compliant neobank that offers banking services built on stablecoin and blockchain rails, raises $51 million in a Series B round to support expansion into emerging markets. The company announces the funding on May 14 and says the additional capital will help it continue serving customers in regions it describes as underserved or overlooked. According to reporting, the investment is intended to broaden access to the bank’s stablecoin-centric platform, which is designed to provide digital banking and payments capabilities to users who may have limited options through traditional financial systems. The funding is presented as part of a broader fintech trend in which startups build banking and payment products using stablecoins as a core infrastructure layer. Both outlets describe Fasset’s stablecoin-focused model and its goal of scaling its services across emerging markets, with the funding round framed as enabling further growth rather than a change in the company’s core focus.
Fasset raises $51 million to expand stablecoin-focused neobank across emerging markets
Fasset, a Shariah-compliant neobank that offers banking services built on stablecoin and blockchain rails, raises $51 million in a Series B round to support expansion into emerging markets. The compan...
- Fasset raises $51 million in a Series B funding round announced May 14.
- Fasset operates a stablecoin-focused neobank platform.
- The bank is described as Shariah-compliant.
- Fasset plans to expand its services across emerging markets.
- The funding is intended to support continued growth and customer coverage in underserved regions.
Neobank Fasset has raised $51 million to expand its stablecoin-centric banking platform to emerging markets. The company said its Series B round, announced Thursday (May 14), will help it continue its work of serving customers in overlooked markets. These are people who are “locked out of opportunity because of where they were born, what […] The post Fasset Raises $51 Million to Expand Stablecoin-Focused Neobank appeared first on PYMNTS.com.
3 months agoThe Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails.
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