Yellow Card
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About
Yellow Card is an Atlanta, Georgia-based stablecoin infrastructure company that operates cross-border payment rails across more than 50 countries, primarily focused on Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific 12. The company was co-founded in 2016 by CEO Chris Maurice and CTO Justin Poiroux and previously operated a retail crypto exchange before pivoting to stablecoin-based payments infrastructure for enterprises 23. Its flagship product, Global USD Accounts, enables businesses to hold dollars, swap stablecoins, manage treasury, and move local currency on domestic rails; existing users include Visa and Western Union 1. Yellow Card reports having processed more than $6B in volume across 35+ countries via 106+ Tier 1 banking and liquidity partners 2.
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Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Strategic | $40M | SC Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund | Polychain Capital, Blockchain Capital 12 |
The round is described as strategic rather than a traditional Series designation and marks the first participation from a traditional bank’s corporate venture arm (SC Ventures, Standard Chartered) and a consumer-electronics conglomerate’s investment fund (Sony Innovation Fund) alongside Yellow Card’s existing crypto-native backers 1. Proceeds will fund scaling of Global USD Accounts and deeper reach in Latin America and Asia-Pacific 12.
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
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Sources
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“Yellow Card’s $40M Round Brings In Standard Chartered and Sony, a First for the Stablecoin Firm,” CryIP, August 4, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://cryip.co/yellow-card-40m-funding-standard-chartered-sony-stablecoin/↩↩↩↩↩
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“Yellow Card exits retail crypto, bets on $40bn stablecoin payments market,” Businessday NG, August 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://businessday.ng/technology/article/yellow-card-exits-retail-crypto-bets-on-40bn-stablecoin-payments-market/↩↩↩↩↩
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“Yellow Card: Bringing Africa onchain with stablecoins,” Blockchain Capital, accessed August 2026. https://www.blockchaincapital.com/blog/yellow-card-bringing-africa-onchain-with-stablecoins↩