dtcpay completes $25 million Series A as SBI Group joins

# dtcpay completes $25 million Series A as SBI Group joins

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent crypto-fintech funding report corroborated by dtcpay and SBI first-party announcements
> Source: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/18/sbi-group-backs-payments-firm-dtcpay-in-usd25-million-funding-round)
> Published: 2026-09-18
> Captured: 2026-09-18T12:38:32.442Z

## Source summary

CoinDesk reports, consistent with dtcpay and SBI announcements, that Singapore-licensed stablecoin-payments company dtcpay completed a USD 25 million Series A. SBI Group joined through SBI Ventures Asset and the SBI-NTU-Kyobo Digital Innovation Fund; Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India led the earlier tranche. dtcpay says the capital will support an enterprise portal, app improvements and merchant-network expansion.

## Why it matters

The financing adds strategic capital to regulated stablecoin conversion, custody, merchant and Visa-linked card infrastructure. It is a capital event, not proof of adoption or payment performance: SBI's contribution, dtcpay's valuation, revenue, product-level allocation, live transaction volume, pricing, corridor expansion and settlement results were not disclosed.

## Key numbers

- **Completed Series A:** USD 25M

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Web3 & stablecoin payments
- Entities: dtcpay / SBI Group
- Company intelligence
- Cross-border payments
- Web3 payments

## Evidence and credibility note

Readable CoinDesk report corroborated by dtcpay and SBI first-party announcements. The USD 25 million total and intended uses are stated; SBI's contribution, valuation, revenue and operating outcomes are undisclosed.

Date evidence: CoinDesk JSON-LD records 2026-09-18T07:37:32.091Z; dtcpay and SBI published first-party announcements on September 18, 2026

## First-party corroboration

- [https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/dtcpay-welcomes-sbi-group-as-strategic-investor-extending-series-a-to-us25m-302881922.html](/en/items/https://www.prnewswire.com/apac/news-releases/dtcpay-welcomes-sbi-group-as-strategic-investor-extending-series-a-to-us25m-302881922.html)
- [https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2026/0918_16595.html](/en/items/https://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2026/0918_16595.html)

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original CoinDesk report](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/18/sbi-group-backs-payments-firm-dtcpay-in-usd25-million-funding-round)

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