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  "title": "Fasset, which offers stablecoin-powered banking services across Asia and other emerging markets, raised $68M at a $1B valuation, after raising $51M in May (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/fasset-which-offers-stablecoin-powered-banking-services-across-asia",
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  "published": "2026-08-24T11:00:56.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/22/stablecoin-neobank-fasset-lands-usd1-billion-valuation-as-sbi-backs-its-payments-push"
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  "summary": "Stablecoin-focused digital bank Fasset said Monday it has raised $68 million in a funding round led by Japan's SBI Group …",
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        "title": "Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/stablecoin-neobank-fasset-lands-1-billion-valuation-as-sbi-backs-its",
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        "title": "SBI Group backs US stablecoin startup Fasset at $1b valuation",
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        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Japan’s SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/japans-sbi-leads-68m-fasset-round-at-1b-valuation",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:25:26.000Z"
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