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Crypto Payments Service Provider BCB Group Raises $60M Series A
The new financing will be used to accelerate BCB Group's offerings.
By Will Canny
Updated May 11, 2023, 7:16 p.m. Published Jan 25, 2022, 9:00 a.m.
BCB Group, a crypto-dedicated payments services provider, has closed a $60 million Series A funding round.
- The round was co-led by Foundation Capital with participation from BACKED VC, PayU (the e-payments business of Prosus), Digital Currency Group, Nexo, Wintermute, Menai Financial Group, Circle, Tokentus Investment, Cowa, Profluent Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures.
- Previous investors North Island Ventures, Blockchain.com Ventures, Rockaway Blockchain Fund, Pantera and L1 Digital also participated in the round.
- The new financing will be used to accelerate BCB Group’s offerings of payments and banking services, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
- In March 2021, BCB Group had raised $4.5 million in strategic funding to snag more regulatory licenses. The round was co-led by North Island Ventures and Blockchain.com Ventures.
- The firm acquired fintech-focused Sutor Bank in December, gaining control of a German bank to drive the group’s expansion in the European Union.
- CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups.
Read more:BCB Group Expands in Europe With Acquisition of 100-Year-Old German Bank
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