Fintech

$36M for Singapore’s Tazapay to scale

March 31, 2026
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Here’s Tazapay! They’re a Singapore-based regulated cross-border payments platform for businesses operating in APAC and emerging markets. 

  • And now, they’ve just completed their Series B extension, bringing their total Series B funding to $36M. 

Investor check. Circle Ventures led the extension, while CMT Digital and Coinbase Ventures joined as new investors. 

  • They join Circle Ventures, Peak XV Partners, GMO Venture Partners, January Capital, Ripple, Norinchukin Capital, ARC180, and RTP Global.

🖐🏼 Powering money movement

Tazapay’s tech enables global companies to accept, hold, convert, and pay out in over 100 currencies (fiat and stablecoins) on a single unified platform. 

  • Companies can instantly convert their stablecoins to fiat to pay vendors and suppliers—no need to maintain a fiat balance. 

⚙️ How it works? 

Tazapay has a comprehensive regulatory and compliance framework that spans multiple licenses, jurisdictions, and payment corridors, allowing their partners to move money with ease. 

  • Plus, their modern payment rails and per-transaction funding model help enable real-time, capital-efficient settlement at scale. 

Going up. The platform holds licenses and registrations across Singapore, Canada, Australia, and the US. They also have active applications in the UAE, the EU, and Hong Kong. 

📈 What’s the deal? 

The extension will support their licensing expansion across multiple jurisdictions globally.

  • It will also support their go-to-market acceleration across Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Americas. 
  • Finally, it will support their agentic payment infrastructure.

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