MetaComp raises USD $35m to grow StableX payment rail

Singapore-based MetaComp has closed a Pre-A+ funding round backed by Alibaba, bringing its total Pre-A funding to USD $35 million across two rounds completed over three months.

MetaComp runs a regulated payments business focused on cross-border settlement that combines fiat rails and stablecoins. It also works with an affiliated entity, Alpha Ladder Finance, which operates securities and capital markets products under separate licences in Singapore.

Investors in the latest round included Spark Venture and other institutional backers, alongside existing shareholders. 100Summit Partners acted as the exclusive financial adviser.

MetaComp plans to use the new capital to expand its StableX Network into what it described as high-growth corridors across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. It also outlined an AI strategy it described as an Agent-Skills-MCP architecture, referencing the Model Context Protocol.

Regulated structure

MetaComp is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as a Major Payment Institution, covering Digital Payment Token services and Cross-border Money Transfer services. It reports serving more than 1,000 institutional and accredited clients across a network of major cities and financial hubs.

Alpha Ladder is a licensed affiliate. It holds Capital Markets Services and Recognised Market Operator licences from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and is responsible for securities and capital markets products and services.

Together, MetaComp and Alpha Ladder operate a proprietary Client Asset Management Platform. MetaComp reports the platform has a monthly run rate of more than USD $1 billion and holds more than USD $500 million in wealth assets.

Payments and liquidity

In 2025, the group processed more than USD $10 billion in payments and over-the-counter volume across more than 13 stablecoins, according to MetaComp. It positions StableX as its institutional settlement and liquidity network, supported by the StableX Engine and VisionX Compliance Engine.

MetaComp markets PayX for payments and WealthX1 for treasury and investment access. It says institutions use the platform to move and convert funds across fiat and stablecoin rails, and to safeguard and manage capital.

MetaComp also provided an update on profitability and liquidity. It reported full-year net profitability in 2025 and said immediate available liquidity, including operating cash flows and other capital sources, stands at more than USD $100 million.

Investor view

MetaComp framed the funding as institutional validation for its approach of blending traditional payment infrastructure with stablecoin settlement under regulatory supervision in Singapore.

In a statement, Tin Pei Ling, Co-President of MetaComp, linked the rise to the expansion of the settlement network in emerging markets and to changing expectations for cross-border payments among regulated clients.

"MetaComp was built on a single conviction: that the future of cross-border finance is neither purely traditional nor purely digital - it's the integrated Web2.5 architecture where fiat rails and stablecoin networks operate as one. Two consecutive funding rounds in three months reflect strong institutional confidence in that thesis. Traditional payment systems remain constrained by multi-day settlement cycles, high costs and limited currency coverage, and that gap is exactly what we were founded to solve. This funding accelerates the StableX Network across Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, where demand for compliant, real-time cross-border settlement is growing fastest," said Tin Pei Ling.

Spark Venture cited convergence between regulation, AI, and blockchain infrastructure, with an emphasis on emerging markets, as the basis for its investment.

"MetaComp is building next-generation payment infrastructure at the intersection of fiat and digital assets - a market we believe represents tens of trillions of dollars in opportunity. As regulatory frameworks mature globally and AI converges with blockchain, demand is accelerating fastest in emerging markets, where the conditions exist for an entirely new class of payment leaders to emerge. MetaComp's founding team brings more than 20 years of combined experience across finance, technology, and blockchain, underpinned by a comprehensive licensing framework. We are firmly committed to supporting MetaComp's long-term growth as it builds toward that vision," said Spark Venture.

MetaComp's leadership team includes executives with backgrounds across investment banks, internet platforms, payment institutions, and regulated financial services firms. It plans to continue expanding StableX Network coverage in its target regions while developing its AI architecture for its payments and wealth platform.