Business banking and credit for wholesalers. $600M+ USDT volume. Same-day onboarding. Backed by @a16zfrontier CSX @kraken @moonpay
Miami, Florida
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We are proud to announce our $5M seed raise led by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital, & fintech leaders.
We now process over $40M monthly and have grown more than 10x since January.
Thanks to all our clients, team, and backers!
Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures. techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/a1…
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update: getshield.xyz is now shieldfinancial.com
a bit more tradfi, a bit less crypto
modern banking and credit for B2B companies
Shield retweeted
We predicted this. And manifested it.
Stablecoins are not a consumer phenomenon
B2B now dominates stablecoin payment flows
Chart courtesy of @artemis
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Shield is trying to make cross-border payments less painful by building a crypto neo-bank that bakes compliance right into the process.
Think exporters and importers paying in stablecoins, but without waking up to scary letters from regulators.
Giant Ventures led the $5 million seed, alongside a16z crypto and Factor Capital.
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#DAILYCOVER | @shield_xyz, cofundada por @LuissCarchi, evolucionó de ser una startup de ciberseguridad a ser un neobanco especializado en stablecoins en solo dos años y procesan más de US$ 150 millones en pagos internacionales.
La empresa ayuda a negocios a simplificar transacciones en USDT y USDC, a la vez que se expanden con exitosas rondas de inversión que la posicionan como puente entre la banca tradicional y el mundo cripto.
Lee más de esta fintech aquí: acortar.link/CuCSQs
#ForbesEcuador #Stablecoins #BancaCripto #InnovaciónFintech
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Congratulations to the Shield team on their recent funding round! We are proud to support Shield with financial infrastructure that enables stablecoin acceptance and payouts for their global trade businesses 🤝
We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!
Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders
In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month
Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈
Shield retweeted
a16z crypto-backed Shield raises $5M to help facilitate international business transactions in crypto techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/a1… via @techcrunch @DominicMadori @a16 #Crypto #MiamiTech
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Sometimes the best investments come from backing exceptional founders before they find their breakthrough idea. Shield's journey from pivot to $5M raise is exactly why I bet on teams, not just traction.
Congrats to the entire team! 🚀
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Very proud of the team at @shield_xyz.
We’re delighted at @triton_xyz to be early backers (our first investment coming from our former name @KrakenVentures) and applaud the prescience with which @EmanFT_ @LuissCarchi @isaiahudotong recognized that stablecoin rails would be critical to efficient global trade.
Their progress and volume growth since taking their product live has been a testament to the real world importance of crypto and blockchain.
Thanks for giving me a front row seat on this journey!
We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!
Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders
In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month
Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈
Shield retweeted
Global trade will be much bigger on stables than consumer domestic in the medium term.
We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!
Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders
In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month
Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈
Shield retweeted
We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!
Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders
In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month
Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈
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Another conference with the @shield_xyz team.
This time we went back to a familiar place: Medellín, Colombia.
In our early days, Medellín was our home base. We were digital nomads saving money while trying to find Product Market Fit.
A year later, people are lined up at our booth in need of Shield’s services.
At the same time, Shield is experiencing a record-breaking month: over $20M in monthly volume and counting.
Grateful to see how far we’ve come and even more excited for what’s ahead.
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A while back I realized going to crypto conferences wasn’t closing clients.
We switched our strategy and started attending web2 conferences.
The result? $60+ million in volume for @shield_xyz
To make crypto mainstream, we have to onboard those that hate crypto!
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How are stablecoins used for payments?
Alongside @CastleIslandVC and @dragonflyvc, we sourced data from 20 leading stablecoin companies (with public data from 11 more) to answer the question.
A 🧵 on the incredible growth of stablecoin payments
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Just wrapped a great few days at #Reconnect Expo in Mykonos 🇬🇷
We met tons of wholesalers and exporters, many of whom are learning to use stablecoins for payments
With the GENIUS bill gaining steam in the Senate, the timing couldn’t be better
We are right where we need to be
