Velocity, a London-based stablecoin payments startup, has added $10 million to its Series A round, bringing the total to $48 million. The extension was joined by Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, and Ripple, alongside three other investors. The funding will support the company’s infrastructure for enterprise treasury, settlement, and liquidity operations using stablecoins.
The latest raise comes just over two months after Velocity announced its initial $38 million Series A on July 14, led by Dragonfly and FirstMark, with participation from Ripple. The new extension adds Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Haun Ventures, Translink Capital, and Mirana Ventures to the cap table.
Velocity builds systems that allow banks, acquirers, merchants, and payment providers to integrate stablecoin settlement, liquidity, and treasury operations without replacing existing payment infrastructure. The company aims to make money movement more continuous and reduce reliance on prefunding and settlement outside traditional banking hours.
Visa has noted that stablecoins are playing an increasingly important role in moving value across its ecosystem. Rubail Birwadker of Visa stated that companies like Velocity can help expand stablecoin use for customers and partners. Velocity founder and CEO Eric Queathem emphasized that the new investors bring valuable insight as the company scales its stablecoin infrastructure.
With the backing of Circle Ventures and Ripple, Velocity gains investors directly tied to regulated stablecoins, payments, and institutional finance. Translink Capital adds connections to corporate and institutional partners across Asia. The company plans to use the new capital to support issuers, acquirers, payment providers, financial institutions, and merchants worldwide, connecting stablecoins with existing banking, treasury, and settlement systems.
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