Saf.money, a Guatemala City-based paytech orchestrating bitcoin and stablecoin payments, closed an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round backed by Fulgur Ventures, Plan B, Initial Capital, and 1A1z.
Founded in 2023 by Mario Aguiluz and Esteban de la Peña, Saf.money links traditional banking rails to digital assets. Businesses route transfers through Bitcoin and stablecoin networks, while end users receive funds via a WhatsApp bot, Money Addresses, or virtual U.S. accounts linked to local banks.
With the funding, Saf.money will work to secure regional partnerships and bring faster, lower-cost settlements to remittance and payment providers across Latin America. It will also fund Saf.money’s expansion into new Latin American markets and strengthen its stablecoin settlement stack in the United States..
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