August 5, 2026 – Atlanta, Georgia: Yellow Card, a leading global stablecoin infrastructure
provider, today announced the successful closing of a $40 million strategic funding round, with
investment from SC Ventures by Standard Chartered, Sony Innovation Fund, Polychain Capital,
Blockchain Capital, and additional strategic investors. The funding will scale Global USD
Accounts, Yellow Card’s end-to-end dollar account for businesses, and expand the stablecoin
rails connecting it to markets worldwide. This brings Yellow Card’s total financing to over $120
million.
“Stablecoins are here to stay, but their adoption will depend on robust infrastructure and clear
real-world utility. Yellow Card is building those rails for businesses across Africa, enabling them
to access and move value efficiently across markets. We believe YC is well positioned to scale
across Africa and beyond and look forward to supporting its next phase of growth,” said Alex
Manson, CEO of SC Ventures.
The investment from Sony Innovation Fund reflects growing institutional interest in stablecoins
for payments globally and will allow Yellow Card to deepen its reach in Asia-Pacific.
“Sony Innovation Fund is actively investing across the web3 technology stack, and we are
excited to back Yellow Card as it builds the stablecoin infrastructure layer that emerging
markets need to move money faster, more reliably, and at global scale,” said Austin Noronha,
Managing Director, Sony Ventures-US. “By combining robust APIs, deep local fiat rails,
institutional-grade security, and a strong regulatory-first approach, Yellow Card is making
stablecoin-powered payments practical for banks, fintechs, and enterprises. As the company
rapidly expands beyond Africa into broader emerging markets across LATAM, EMEA, and
APAC, we look forward to supporting its vision of becoming a trusted bridge between traditional
finance and the next generation of digital money.”
“This investment is a vote of confidence in what we’ve spent years building: the infrastructure
that lets global businesses move money without a traditional correspondent banking. But the
bigger opportunity now is connecting banks themselves to stablecoin rails. When institutions
plug into this infrastructure, they’re not just modernizing payments, they’re unlocking dollar
access for millions of businesses that traditional correspondent banking has left behind. Money
should move at the speed and convenience of the internet, and increasingly, banks want to
move with it,” said Chris Maurice, CEO and Co-Founder of Yellow Card.
The financing will help deliver Global USD Accounts to more businesses, giving them a single
account to hold U.S. dollars, hold and swap stablecoins, manage treasury, and collect and
disburse local currencies on domestic rails in over 50 countries. The accounts run on
infrastructure Yellow Card has operated for years, and the new funding deepens the company’s
presence in Latin America and Asia Pacific, and expands the local payment rails and currency
coverage needed to scale globally. Global USD Accounts are already used and trusted by many
of Yellow Card’s customers, including Visa and Western Union.
Yellow Card has facilitated over $10 billion in transactions across its network. The company
supports more than 50 currencies, and holds relevant licenses, authorizations and registrations
in 22 jurisdictions across North America, Europe, and Africa. Strategic partnerships with Visa,
Mastercard, PayPal, and Coinbase have positioned the company as an infrastructure layer for
global payments players.
About Yellow Card
Yellow Card is a leading global stablecoin infrastructure provider, enabling banks, fintechs, and
multinational businesses to access US dollars, manage treasury, and move money across
borders. Supporting more than 50 currencies, Yellow Card combines global reach with deep
emerging markets coverage, and is trusted by customers including Visa and Western Union. For
more information, visit yellowcard.io.
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