{
  "id": 8219365,
  "title": "SBI joins dtcpay’s US$25M round to bridge Japan, SEA stablecoin corridors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sbi-joins-dtcpays-us-25m-round-to-bridge-japan-sea-stablecoin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:07:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "e27",
    "slug": "e27",
    "url": "https://e27.co/sbi-joins-dtcpays-us25m-round-to-bridge-japan-sea-stablecoin-corridors-20260918/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore-based dtcpay has completed its US$25 million Series A funding round, with Japan's SBI Group joining the venture as a strategic investor. The company, founded by Alice Liu and Band Zhao, provides infrastructure for businesses and individuals to utilize stablecoins and fiat currencies. dtcpay's system includes a real-time swap engine, aiming to reduce the operational friction associated with handling digital assets. The company differentiates itself by building tightly licensed infrastructure, allowing stablecoins to coexist alongside fiat money. dtcpay has already launched several commercial use cases, including a Digital Payment Token point-of-sale acceptance product, integration with WalletConnect, and a Visa Infinite card for stablecoin-to-fiat transactions. The funding round, led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India, also includes Genedant Capital and existing investor Kwee Liong Tek. The capital will be used to expand dtcpay's product suite, merchant network, and support its product roadmap in 2026. SBI's involvement validates the potential of compliant, real-world stablecoin payments as an infrastructure being built right now.",
  "summary": "For years, stablecoins have carried a simple promise: move money globally with the speed of the internet, without the cost and delays of traditional banking rails. The harder question has always been whether they can move from crypto-native circles into regulated, everyday payments. Singapore-based dtcpay is betting that the answer lies not in bypassing the […] The post SBI joins dtcpay’s US$25M…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay closes $25 million Series A with SBI Group investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/stablecoin-payments-firm-dtcpay-closes-25-million-series-a-with-sbi",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:29:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sbi-group-backs-payments-firm-dtcpay-in-25-million-funding-round",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:37:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Stablecoin payments firm dtcpay closes $25M round with SBI backing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/stablecoin-payments-firm-dtcpay-closes-25m-round-with-sbi-backing",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:14:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}