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SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaComp Pte. Ltd. ("MetaComp"), Singapore's leading licensed stablecoin cross-border payments and treasury management service provider, today announced it has raised US$22 million in its Pre-A funding round. This is one of the largest Pre-A raises this year for a Singapore-licensed stablecoin payments provider, closing amid a highly selective funding landscape. The raise follows the November launch of StableX Network that comprises its upgraded VisionX risk-intelligence engine, marking MetaComp's transition into scale-up mode as the region accelerates its shift towards regulated stablecoin settlement.
Dr. Bo Bai, Chairman and Co-Founder of MetaComp, said, "Asia is entering a new stage of digital finance where settlement infrastructure must meet the standards of global trade. StableX and VisionX give enterprises the speed of stablecoins with the safeguards of regulated finance. For us, this round goes beyond capital support. It is validation from top-tier investors that regulated stablecoin settlement will be one of Asia's defining financial rails over the next decade."
The round was backed by Eastern Bell Capital, Noah, Sky9 Capital, Freshwave Fund and Beingboom Capital, with 100Summit Partners as exclusive financial advisor. The investor mix reflects deep expertise in supply chain, fintech infrastructure and institutional wealth management across Asia, underscoring MetaComp's strategic role in strengthening regional settlement infrastructure.
Tin Pei Ling, Co-President of MetaComp, said, "With regulations around stablecoins gaining clarity, enterprises now have the clarity to modernise their settlement processes. Our volumes, now exceeding US$1 billion a month across more than 30 markets, show that businesses want real-time payments that combine speed with compliance. This funding allows us to scale StableX and VisionX across Southeast Asia and build the Web2.5 infrastructure that the region's digital economy can depend on."
A Web2.5 architecture that unifies SWIFT and stablecoin networks
MetaComp holds a Major Payment Institution licence issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Payment Services Act 2019. With a strong emphasis on compliance, security, and institutional-grade infrastructure, MetaComp delivers an end-to-end suite of digital finance solutions — including OTC and exchange trading, fiat payment rails, regulated digital asset custody, and brokerage services. Together with its parent company Alpha Ladder Finance Pte. Ltd., a MAS-licensed Capital Markets Services (CMS) licensee and Recognised Market Operator (RMO), and through its proprietary Client Asset Management Platform (CAMP), MetaComp provides a Web2.5 treasury management services to its payment clients in a secure and integrated environment that bridges traditional finance with digital assets.
The StableX Engine, launched in May 2025, is MetaComp's intelligent FX and liquidity engine designed for cross-border B2B flows. Supporting both traditional SWIFT rails and multiple stablecoin networks, the engine delivers 24/7 FX execution, optimal path routing and automated liquidity management. It currently supports more than 10 leading stablecoins including USDT, USDC, RLUSD, FDUSD, PYUSD and WUSD, with plans to expand to other globally liquid and compliant asset types.
The StableX Network builds on this foundation by providing a real-time cross-border settlement layer. Powered by the StableX Engine for FX and liquidity and the VisionX Engine for compliance, the network enables instant, transparent and cost-efficient settlement across fiat and stablecoin environments. VisionX Engine integrates multiple KYT databases, real-time monitoring and dynamic risk scoring, enhancing inter-institution collaboration through a shared intelligence layer. This Web2.5 framework brings together the assurance of regulated finance with the speed and reach of digital assets.
Investor Confidence and MetaComp's 2026 Expansion Plans
These funds will accelerate the expansion of StableX Network, enabling local-fiat in, stablecoin rails across borders and local-fiat out. MetaComp will deepen its footprint across Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East, where enterprises are demanding compliant, high-speed settlement infrastructure that can keep up with rising regional trade flows. The proceeds will also strengthen MetaComp's core technology development and global market expansion, enhancing its service capabilities for enterprises operating across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
Noah commented that MetaComp's integrated Web2.5 "Payments + Treasury Management" strategy, anchored in stablecoin cross-border payments and enhanced by digital asset custody, positions the company to achieve significant scale in B2B settlement scenarios across emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Supported by Singapore's comprehensive MAS licencing regime and MetaComp's solid access to institutional banking channels, Noah believes that the company is poised to become a global leader in Web2.5 financial solutions. Noah will leverage its strengths in global high-net-worth client services and treasury management, to collaborate closely with MetaComp on compliant digital asset and cross-border treasury solutions, delivering more secure and efficient payment capabilities for clients.
Ron Cao, Founder and Partner of Sky9 Capital, said, "Stablecoin payments are entering a structural growth phase, and MetaComp has secured an advantageous position. The team's expertise across traditional finance and blockchain has translated into products with real commercial traction. We see MetaComp using payments as a foundation to scale into higher-value financial services and emerging as a next-generation leader in cross-border payment & treasury management infrastructure."
Frank Li, Director of Beingboom Capital, echoed this sentiment, "MetaComp is building a critical layer of digital financial infrastructure that improves stability, efficiency and compliance in global settlement. Asia's regulatory momentum provides a strong base for this growth, and we are confident the company will play a central role as digital finance continues to advance across the region."
About MetaComp Pte. Ltd.
MetaComp is a leading licensed cross-border FX and digital assets infrastructure provider headquartered in Singapore and licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act 2019. Operating on a P2B2C (platform-to- business/partners-to-clients) model, MetaComp empowers institutions, payment service providers, fintechs, and global enterprises to navigate the evolving cross-border payments and the digital asset economy with confidence.
MetaComp's latest innovation, StableX, is a next-generation cross-border FX and liquidity routing infrastructure designed to simplify and accelerate global fund flows. Powered by stablecoins and USD, StableX intelligently optimises multi-currency conversions and settlements, enabling faster, more cost-effective, and highly competitive cross-border transactions. As the FX layer within CAMP, StableX combines the programmability of digital assets with the reliability of regulated infrastructure, delivering a scalable, compliant and seamless ecosystem for the future of global finance.
To learn more about MetaComp and its regulated infrastructure and solutions, visit www.mce.sg or follow us on Twitter @MetaCompHQ.
SINGAPORE, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaComp Pte. Ltd. ("MetaComp"), Singapore's leading licensed stablecoin cross-border payments and treasury management service provider, today announced it has raised US$22 million in its Pre-A funding round. This is one of the largest Pre-A raises this year for a Singapore-licensed stablecoin payments provider, closing amid a highly selective funding landscape. The raise follows the November launch of StableX Network that comprises its upgraded VisionX risk-intelligence engine, marking MetaComp's transition into scale-up mode as the region accelerates its shift towards regulated stablecoin settlement.
Dr. Bo Bai, Chairman and Co-Founder of MetaComp, said, "Asia is entering a new stage of digital finance where settlement infrastructure must meet the standards of global trade. StableX and VisionX give enterprises the speed of stablecoins with the safeguards of regulated finance. For us, this round goes beyond capital support. It is validation from top-tier investors that regulated stablecoin settlement will be one of Asia's defining financial rails over the next decade."
The round was backed by Eastern Bell Capital, Noah, Sky9 Capital, Freshwave Fund and Beingboom Capital, with 100Summit Partners as exclusive financial advisor. The investor mix reflects deep expertise in supply chain, fintech infrastructure and institutional wealth management across Asia, underscoring MetaComp's strategic role in strengthening regional settlement infrastructure.
Tin Pei Ling, Co-President of MetaComp, said, "With regulations around stablecoins gaining clarity, enterprises now have the clarity to modernise their settlement processes. Our volumes, now exceeding US$1 billion a month across more than 30 markets, show that businesses want real-time payments that combine speed with compliance. This funding allows us to scale StableX and VisionX across Southeast Asia and build the Web2.5 infrastructure that the region's digital economy can depend on."
A Web2.5 architecture that unifies SWIFT and stablecoin networks
MetaComp holds a Major Payment Institution licence issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore under the Payment Services Act 2019. With a strong emphasis on compliance, security, and institutional-grade infrastructure, MetaComp delivers an end-to-end suite of digital finance solutions — including OTC and exchange trading, fiat payment rails, regulated digital asset custody, and brokerage services. Together with its parent company Alpha Ladder Finance Pte. Ltd., a MAS-licensed Capital Markets Services (CMS) licensee and Recognised Market Operator (RMO), and through its proprietary Client Asset Management Platform (CAMP), MetaComp provides a Web2.5 treasury management services to its payment clients in a secure and integrated environment that bridges traditional finance with digital assets.
The StableX Engine, launched in May 2025, is MetaComp's intelligent FX and liquidity engine designed for cross-border B2B flows. Supporting both traditional SWIFT rails and multiple stablecoin networks, the engine delivers 24/7 FX execution, optimal path routing and automated liquidity management. It currently supports more than 10 leading stablecoins including USDT, USDC, RLUSD, FDUSD, PYUSD and WUSD, with plans to expand to other globally liquid and compliant asset types.
The StableX Network builds on this foundation by providing a real-time cross-border settlement layer. Powered by the StableX Engine for FX and liquidity and the VisionX Engine for compliance, the network enables instant, transparent and cost-efficient settlement across fiat and stablecoin environments. VisionX Engine integrates multiple KYT databases, real-time monitoring and dynamic risk scoring, enhancing inter-institution collaboration through a shared intelligence layer. This Web2.5 framework brings together the assurance of regulated finance with the speed and reach of digital assets.
Investor Confidence and MetaComp's 2026 Expansion Plans
These funds will accelerate the expansion of StableX Network, enabling local-fiat in, stablecoin rails across borders and local-fiat out. MetaComp will deepen its footprint across Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East, where enterprises are demanding compliant, high-speed settlement infrastructure that can keep up with rising regional trade flows. The proceeds will also strengthen MetaComp's core technology development and global market expansion, enhancing its service capabilities for enterprises operating across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.
Noah commented that MetaComp's integrated Web2.5 "Payments + Treasury Management" strategy, anchored in stablecoin cross-border payments and enhanced by digital asset custody, positions the company to achieve significant scale in B2B settlement scenarios across emerging markets in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Supported by Singapore's comprehensive MAS licencing regime and MetaComp's solid access to institutional banking channels, Noah believes that the company is poised to become a global leader in Web2.5 financial solutions. Noah will leverage its strengths in global high-net-worth client services and treasury management, to collaborate closely with MetaComp on compliant digital asset and cross-border treasury solutions, delivering more secure and efficient payment capabilities for clients.
Ron Cao, Founder and Partner of Sky9 Capital, said, "Stablecoin payments are entering a structural growth phase, and MetaComp has secured an advantageous position. The team's expertise across traditional finance and blockchain has translated into products with real commercial traction. We see MetaComp using payments as a foundation to scale into higher-value financial services and emerging as a next-generation leader in cross-border payment & treasury management infrastructure."
Frank Li, Director of Beingboom Capital, echoed this sentiment, "MetaComp is building a critical layer of digital financial infrastructure that improves stability, efficiency and compliance in global settlement. Asia's regulatory momentum provides a strong base for this growth, and we are confident the company will play a central role as digital finance continues to advance across the region."
About MetaComp Pte. Ltd.
MetaComp is a leading licensed cross-border FX and digital assets infrastructure provider headquartered in Singapore and licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Payment Services Act 2019. Operating on a P2B2C (platform-to- business/partners-to-clients) model, MetaComp empowers institutions, payment service providers, fintechs, and global enterprises to navigate the evolving cross-border payments and the digital asset economy with confidence.
MetaComp's latest innovation, StableX, is a next-generation cross-border FX and liquidity routing infrastructure designed to simplify and accelerate global fund flows. Powered by stablecoins and USD, StableX intelligently optimises multi-currency conversions and settlements, enabling faster, more cost-effective, and highly competitive cross-border transactions. As the FX layer within CAMP, StableX combines the programmability of digital assets with the reliability of regulated infrastructure, delivering a scalable, compliant and seamless ecosystem for the future of global finance.
To learn more about MetaComp and its regulated infrastructure and solutions, visit www.mce.sg or follow us on Twitter @MetaCompHQ.
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Singapore's MetaComp Raises US$22 Million Pre-A to Scale a Web2.5 Fiat/Stablecoin Hybrid Payment Network for Cross-Border Payments
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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for next-generation DeFi and real-world assets, today announced a strategic partnership with Almanak, the AI-powered quant platform enabling automated hedge-fund–grade strategies through a no-code, multi-agent AI system.
Following Almanak's spot listing on Bybit, the project will deploy its token on Mantle Network, launch a liquidity pool, and integrate its strategy-building engine directly into Mantle's ecosystem. This expansion brings a new class of AI-managed trading activity on-chain and gives Almanak users access to Mantle's fast, low-cost execution environment for algorithmic code-based strategies.
Together, Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak are establishing a seamless liquidity loop where AI-powered strategies can operate across centralized and decentralized venues, providing users with greater accessibility, transparency, and execution efficiency.
Unlocking a New Era of AI-Powered Onchain Capital Efficiency
Almanak enables users to build, research, test, and deploy sophisticated quantitative strategies using a swarm of specialized AI agents—all without writing code. Integrating with Mantle Network unlocks a high-performance execution layer where these agents can operate with precision, enabling high-frequency rebalancing, automated multi-step strategies, and complex simulations that are impractical on high-cost chains.
Mantle's low-fee, high-throughput architecture provides the ideal substrate for these workflows, supporting advanced automation and composable strategy design across the ecosystem.
Bybit complements this with global exchange infrastructure acting as the Liquidity Bridge, enabling capital to flow seamlessly between Almanak's AI-powered strategies, Mantle's on-chain environment, and broader market venues. More than 70 million users will gain streamlined access to both AI-managed strategy execution and Mantle-native liquidity.
As part of the rollout, Almanak will launch a two-sided liquidity pool on Mantle to deepen capital availability and support the growth of composable, AI-driven assets across the network.
"Almanak brings a new dimension of intelligent liquidity to Mantle," said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Head of Spot at Bybit. "By combining AI-driven strategy creation with Mantle's high-speed execution layer and Bybit's global liquidity, we're unlocking an integrated financial environment where sophisticated automation becomes accessible to users and institutions worldwide."
"Deploying AI strategies on Mantle gives our users the high-performance environment required for today's models," said Neo, CEO of Almanak. "Low-cost, scalable infrastructure enables more complex simulation, faster iteration, and more efficient execution. Mantle amplifies what AI-powered DeFi can achieve."
Advancing the Future of AI-Driven Onchain Finance
The collaboration marks a major step toward scaling AI-driven finance across both CeFi and DeFi. By merging Almanak's AI strategy engine, Mantle's execution infrastructure, and Bybit's global distribution, the partnership establishes a unified framework for deploying quantitative strategies in a frictionless, intelligent, liquid, multi-chain environment.
This foundation unlocks new opportunities for traders, institutions, and developers while strengthening Mantle's position as a leading chain for algorithmic, automated, and AI-native DeFi innovation.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.
With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, OP-Succinct and EigenLayer.
For more information about Mantle, please visit: mantle.xyz
For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel
For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz
About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press
For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com
For updates, please follow: Bybit's Communities and Social Media
Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Telegram | TikTok | X | Youtube
About Almanak
Almanak is the largest DeFAI protocol and is more than twice the size of the rest of the category combined. It is an AI native asset management platform where a team of specialized agents known as the AI Swarm builds, tests, and simulates advanced code based strategies that are ready to be deployed by users. The AI Swarm creates strategy logic and produces deployable code, but it does not manage funds directly. Strategies run entirely on code, ensuring predictable and transparent execution.
Users can deploy strategies for their own use or publish them in vaults for others to participate in, allowing strategy creators to scale their impact and monetize their work. This model combines the creativity and speed of AI generated strategy development with user control and code driven execution, establishing Almanak as the leading platform for AI powered on chain asset management.
Discover the power of the AI Swarm at https://builder.almanak.co/
Website | X | Discord | Telegram
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, and Mantle, the high-performance distribution and liquidity layer for next-generation DeFi and real-world assets, today announced a strategic partnership with Almanak, the AI-powered quant platform enabling automated hedge-fund–grade strategies through a no-code, multi-agent AI system.
Following Almanak's spot listing on Bybit, the project will deploy its token on Mantle Network, launch a liquidity pool, and integrate its strategy-building engine directly into Mantle's ecosystem. This expansion brings a new class of AI-managed trading activity on-chain and gives Almanak users access to Mantle's fast, low-cost execution environment for algorithmic code-based strategies.
Together, Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak are establishing a seamless liquidity loop where AI-powered strategies can operate across centralized and decentralized venues, providing users with greater accessibility, transparency, and execution efficiency.
Unlocking a New Era of AI-Powered Onchain Capital Efficiency
Almanak enables users to build, research, test, and deploy sophisticated quantitative strategies using a swarm of specialized AI agents—all without writing code. Integrating with Mantle Network unlocks a high-performance execution layer where these agents can operate with precision, enabling high-frequency rebalancing, automated multi-step strategies, and complex simulations that are impractical on high-cost chains.
Mantle's low-fee, high-throughput architecture provides the ideal substrate for these workflows, supporting advanced automation and composable strategy design across the ecosystem.
Bybit complements this with global exchange infrastructure acting as the Liquidity Bridge, enabling capital to flow seamlessly between Almanak's AI-powered strategies, Mantle's on-chain environment, and broader market venues. More than 70 million users will gain streamlined access to both AI-managed strategy execution and Mantle-native liquidity.
As part of the rollout, Almanak will launch a two-sided liquidity pool on Mantle to deepen capital availability and support the growth of composable, AI-driven assets across the network.
"Almanak brings a new dimension of intelligent liquidity to Mantle," said Emily Bao, Key Advisor at Mantle and Head of Spot at Bybit. "By combining AI-driven strategy creation with Mantle's high-speed execution layer and Bybit's global liquidity, we're unlocking an integrated financial environment where sophisticated automation becomes accessible to users and institutions worldwide."
"Deploying AI strategies on Mantle gives our users the high-performance environment required for today's models," said Neo, CEO of Almanak. "Low-cost, scalable infrastructure enables more complex simulation, faster iteration, and more efficient execution. Mantle amplifies what AI-powered DeFi can achieve."
Advancing the Future of AI-Driven Onchain Finance
The collaboration marks a major step toward scaling AI-driven finance across both CeFi and DeFi. By merging Almanak's AI strategy engine, Mantle's execution infrastructure, and Bybit's global distribution, the partnership establishes a unified framework for deploying quantitative strategies in a frictionless, intelligent, liquid, multi-chain environment.
This foundation unlocks new opportunities for traders, institutions, and developers while strengthening Mantle's position as a leading chain for algorithmic, automated, and AI-native DeFi innovation.
About Mantle
Mantle positions itself as the premier distribution layer and gateway for institutions and TradFi to connect with on-chain liquidity and access real-world assets, powering how real-world finance flows.
With over $4B+ in community-owned assets, Mantle combines credibility, liquidity and scalability with institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption. The ecosystem is anchored by $MNT within Bybit, and built out through core ecosystem projects like mETH, fBTC, MI4 and more. This is complemented by Mantle Network's partnerships with leading issuers and protocols such as Ethena USDe, Ondo USDY, OP-Succinct and EigenLayer.
For more information about Mantle, please visit: mantle.xyz
For more social updates, please follow: Mantle Official X & Mantle Community Channel
For media enquiries, please contact: contact@mantle.xyz
About Bybit
Bybit is the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, serving a global community of over 70 million users. Founded in 2018, Bybit is redefining openness in the decentralized world by creating a simpler, open, and equal ecosystem for everyone. With a strong focus on Web3, Bybit partners strategically with leading blockchain protocols to provide robust infrastructure and drive on-chain innovation. Renowned for its secure custody, diverse marketplaces, intuitive user experience, and advanced blockchain tools, Bybit bridges the gap between TradFi and DeFi, empowering builders, creators, and enthusiasts to unlock the full potential of Web3. Discover the future of decentralized finance at Bybit.com.
For more details about Bybit, please visit Bybit Press
For media inquiries, please contact: media@bybit.com
For updates, please follow: Bybit's Communities and Social Media
Discord | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | Reddit | Telegram | TikTok | X | Youtube
About Almanak
Almanak is the largest DeFAI protocol and is more than twice the size of the rest of the category combined. It is an AI native asset management platform where a team of specialized agents known as the AI Swarm builds, tests, and simulates advanced code based strategies that are ready to be deployed by users. The AI Swarm creates strategy logic and produces deployable code, but it does not manage funds directly. Strategies run entirely on code, ensuring predictable and transparent execution.
Users can deploy strategies for their own use or publish them in vaults for others to participate in, allowing strategy creators to scale their impact and monetize their work. This model combines the creativity and speed of AI generated strategy development with user control and code driven execution, establishing Almanak as the leading platform for AI powered on chain asset management.
Discover the power of the AI Swarm at https://builder.almanak.co/
Website | X | Discord | Telegram
** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **
Bybit, Mantle, and Almanak Partner to Bring AI-Powered Quant Strategies Onchain at Global Scale
