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We are proud to announce our $5M seed raise led by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital, & fintech leaders. We now process over $40M monthly and have grown more than 10x since January. Thanks to all our clients, team, and backers!

Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures.  techcrunch.com/2025/09/22/a16…



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Shield is trying to make cross-border payments less painful by building a crypto neo-bank that bakes compliance right into the process. Think exporters and importers paying in stablecoins, but without waking up to scary letters from regulators. Giant Ventures led the $5 million…

blocmatesdotcom's tweet image. Shield is trying to make cross-border payments less painful by building a crypto neo-bank that bakes compliance right into the process.

Think exporters and importers paying in stablecoins, but without waking up to scary letters from regulators.

Giant Ventures led the $5 million…

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#DAILYCOVER | @shield_xyz, cofundada por @LuissCarchi, evolucionó de ser una startup de ciberseguridad a ser un neobanco especializado en stablecoins en solo dos años y procesan más de US$ 150 millones en pagos internacionales.  La empresa ayuda a negocios a simplificar…

forbesecuador's tweet image. #DAILYCOVER | @shield_xyz, cofundada por @LuissCarchi, evolucionó de ser una startup de ciberseguridad a ser un neobanco especializado en stablecoins en solo dos años y procesan más de US$ 150 millones en pagos internacionales. 

La empresa ayuda a negocios a simplificar…

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Congratulations to the Shield team on their recent funding round! We are proud to support Shield with financial infrastructure that enables stablecoin acceptance and payouts for their global trade businesses 🤝

We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade! Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈

EmanFT_'s tweet image. We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!

Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders

In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month

Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈


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Sometimes the best investments come from backing exceptional founders before they find their breakthrough idea. Shield's journey from pivot to $5M raise is exactly why I bet on teams, not just traction. Congrats to the entire team! 🚀


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Very proud of the team at @shield_xyz. We’re delighted at @triton_xyz to be early backers (our first investment coming from our former name @KrakenVentures) and applaud the prescience with which @EmanFT_ @LuissCarchi @isaiahudotong recognized that stablecoin rails would be…

We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade! Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈

EmanFT_'s tweet image. We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!

Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders

In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month

Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈


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Global trade will be much bigger on stables than consumer domestic in the medium term.

We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade! Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈

EmanFT_'s tweet image. We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!

Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders

In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month

Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈


Shield reposted

We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade! Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈

EmanFT_'s tweet image. We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade!

Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders

In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month

Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈

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July was a big month for our company But August will be bigger


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Another conference with the @shield_xyz team. This time we went back to a familiar place: Medellín, Colombia. In our early days, Medellín was our home base. We were digital nomads saving money while trying to find Product Market Fit. A year later, people are lined up at our…


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A while back I realized going to crypto conferences wasn’t closing clients. We switched our strategy and started attending web2 conferences. The result? $60+ million in volume for @shield_xyz To make crypto mainstream, we have to onboard those that hate crypto!

LuissCarchi's tweet image. A while back I realized going to crypto conferences wasn’t closing clients.

We switched our strategy and started attending web2 conferences.

The result? $60+ million in volume for @shield_xyz

To make crypto mainstream, we have to onboard those that hate crypto!

It's been a massive year for Shield! On to the next milestone 🚀

Shield just crossed $50M in volume! From $10M in 6 months to $15M in May alone. We’re just getting started 🚀



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How are stablecoins used for payments? Alongside @CastleIslandVC and @dragonfly_xyz, we sourced data from 20 leading stablecoin companies (with public data from 11 more) to answer the question. A 🧵 on the incredible growth of stablecoin payments

artemis's tweet image. How are stablecoins used for payments?

Alongside @CastleIslandVC and @dragonfly_xyz, we sourced data from 20 leading stablecoin companies (with public data from 11 more) to answer the question.

A 🧵 on the incredible growth of stablecoin payments

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We did about $5m in volume last week We could barely do $5m in a month just earlier this year So this is what growth looks like

EmanFT_'s tweet image. We did about $5m in volume last week

We could barely do $5m in a month just earlier this year

So this is what growth looks like

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some weeks you plan. other weeks you hang on 📈 biggest volume week ever (again) 🇬🇷 flight delays coming back from Greece ✨ new compliance policies, lots to review 🤝 new hires onboarding this is the life we live as founders, on to the next one


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Just wrapped a great few days at #Reconnect Expo in Mykonos 🇬🇷 We met tons of wholesalers and exporters, many of whom are learning to use stablecoins for payments With the GENIUS bill gaining steam in the Senate, the timing couldn’t be better We are right where we need to be

EmanFT_'s tweet image. Just wrapped a great few days at #Reconnect Expo in Mykonos 🇬🇷

We met tons of wholesalers and exporters, many of whom are learning to use stablecoins for payments

With the GENIUS bill gaining steam in the Senate, the timing couldn’t be better

We are right where we need to be

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We hit $25M total transaction volume 🚀 2.5x increase since January Next target: $50M @shield_xyz is just getting started 📈


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We won 1st place! 🏆🎉 @shieldpay_co is proud to take 1st in @SiliconVlyBank + @Founders1st BHM Pitch Competition! Huge thanks to SVB, StartupOS and judges for recognizing our vision to revolutionize banking and payments for export businesses 🚀

EmanFT_'s tweet image. We won 1st place! 🏆🎉

@shieldpay_co is proud to take 1st in @SiliconVlyBank + @Founders1st BHM Pitch Competition!

Huge thanks to SVB, StartupOS and judges for recognizing our vision to revolutionize banking and payments for export businesses 🚀
EmanFT_'s tweet image. We won 1st place! 🏆🎉

@shieldpay_co is proud to take 1st in @SiliconVlyBank + @Founders1st BHM Pitch Competition!

Huge thanks to SVB, StartupOS and judges for recognizing our vision to revolutionize banking and payments for export businesses 🚀

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How stablecoins impact the future of banking Short term: Banks use blockchain rails for faster/cheaper payments. - Starting with internal transfers (e.g., JPM Coin) - Expanding to cross-border where speed/cost matters Long term: A full transition from fiat rails first requires…


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