About
Fonbnk bridges cash- and mobile-first economies to Web3 by letting users in emerging markets convert prepaid mobile airtime credits into stablecoins such as USDC. It pairs airtime, mobile-money and local banking rails to enable on/off-ramps, cross-border treasury flows and stablecoin acceptance across Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, with over 1 million users across 17 markets.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2019
- HQ
- Dover, Delaware, USA
- Stage
- Pre-Series A
- Funding
- ~$3.5M seed + Pre-Series A (Kraken Ventures, New Form Capital, North Island Ventures, Republic Capital, Black Ambition)
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