https://blockchaining.org/tags/fintech-funding/ Recent content in Fintech Funding on Blockchaining.org Hugo en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blockchaining.org/ant-international-raises-1.2-billion-to-expand-blockchain-powered-payment-rails/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blockchaining.org/ant-international-raises-1.2-billion-to-expand-blockchain-powered-payment-rails/ <p>Ant International has closed a Series A equity round of approximately $1.2 billion, with existing backers Ant Group and Alibaba Group joined by a group of undisclosed international institutional investors. The round follows weeks of reporting that pegged the target closer to $1 billion at a pre-money valuation near $10 billion, meaning the final raise came in above earlier expectations.</p> <p>The Singapore-headquartered company was carved out of Ant Group as an independently operated business in 2024. It now connects more than 150 million merchants with over 2 billion user accounts globally, running the business through four units: Alipay+ for cross-border wallet interoperability, Antom for merchant payment acceptance, WorldFirst for cross-border trade payments, and Bettr for SME lending and treasury services.</p>