Tether leads MANSA’s $10M round for global expansion

Published 20/02/2025, 11:20
Tether leads MANSA’s $10M round for global expansion

MANSA, a cross-border payment services firm, announced the completion of a $10 million financing round. The round was led by Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, which previously spearheaded MANSA’s $3 million pre-seed funding. This investment aims to accelerate MANSA’s global expansion efforts.

The pre-seed round included co-leadership from Polymorphic Capital and contributions from Octerra Capital, Faculty Group, and Trive Digital. Additionally, MANSA has secured $7 million in liquidity funding from a group of institutional investors. The company specializes in providing onchain liquidity solutions employing USDT stablecoin to enhance the speed and accessibility of cross-border payments for businesses.

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, expressed support for MANSA’s objectives, stating, "MANSA’s vision for addressing liquidity challenges in cross-border payments aligns with our mission to create a more efficient and inclusive financial system." Ardoino highlighted the benefits of using USDT for real-time settlements and instant payouts, particularly in emerging markets where payment companies often encounter significant hurdles.

MANSA intends to use the newly acquired funds to expand its operations into Latin America and Southeast Asia. These regions are known for facing liquidity issues in cross-border transactions, and MANSA’s entry could potentially offer much-needed solutions.

Since its launch in August 2024, MANSA has concentrated on forging partnerships with payment companies across Africa, Asia, and South America. The company has facilitated approximately $31 million in transaction volume on its platform, as reported by Dune Analytics. This latest funding round represents a significant milestone for MANSA as it continues to grow and address the challenges of international payments.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.