About
Baanx is a UK-based payments and digital-banking provider that powers white-label, self-custodial crypto and stablecoin cards for wallets and DeFi apps under EMI licenses, bridging IBAN accounts with tokenized assets. It and its regulated entities were acquired by MetaMask/Consensys for ~$175M in late 2025.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2018
- HQ
- London, UK
- Stage
- Acquired
- Funding
- Acquired by MetaMask (~$175M, 2025)
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