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SBI's $68M Fasset cheque buys licensed corridors, and warrants to buy more
The $1 billion mark is the least informative number in this round. SBI's own statement points at warrants, equity-method consolidation and a remittance business that needs cheaper settlement.
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What happened
- Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group, valuing the stablecoin neobank at $1 billion.
- The raise follows a $51 million Series B in May and takes Fasset's 2026 total to $119 million, with early backer Speedinvest joining.
- SBI says it will exercise warrants after the round closes and expects Fasset to become an equity-method affiliate of the group.
- The two firms plan to run a digital bank in Malaysia together and to distribute Fasset-issued tokens.
- SBI already holds stakes in Ripple, Circle and Morpho and owns liquidity provider B2C2.
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Why it matters
- contradictionBoth publishers call this an SBI-led $68 million round, but SBI's own statement sizes neither its cheque nor its resulting holding, so the word 'led' carries no known amount.
- capabilitySBI Remit's existing payout footprint gets a settlement layer that is already approved in the destination markets, turning new corridors into a routing exercise rather than a licensing one.
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Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C funding round led by Japan's SBI Group at a $1 billion valuation.
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The round pushed Fasset into unicorn territory less than three months after its previous raise.
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The financing follows Fasset's $51 million Series B in May and brings the company's total funding raised in 2026 to $119 million, Fasset said Monday.
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SBI Holdings said it made an additional investment in Fasset after first investing in the company in May, and did not disclose the size of its latest investment.
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SBI said it plans to increase its stake in Fasset through the exercise of warrants after the Series C round closes, with Fasset expected to become an equity-method affiliate of the group.
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The companies plan to jointly operate a digital bank in Malaysia and to distribute Fasset-issued tokens, according to SBI.
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Sources & coverage · 3 publishers
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- cointelegraph.comCointelegraph by Yohan Yun9h agoJapan’s SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation
- cryptopolitan.comHannah Collymore8h agoFasset raises $68 million in SBI-led round, reaching $1 billion valuation
- crowdfundinsider.com
