Founded in 2022, ShieldPay provides an end-to-end payment stack that allows international trade businesses to settle cross-border invoices in stablecoins while performing sanction, AML, and fraud checks. The company targets exporters and importers in regions such as Latin America, Africa, and parts of Asia that struggle with slow, expensive, or inaccessible traditional wires. Since launch, ShieldPay has processed more than $100 million in transactions, including $40 million in the most recent month alone. Registered as a Money Service Business in the U.S. and as a crypto exchange in the EU, the startup positions compliance and banking connectivity as key differentiators. Management pivoted to the payments model in 2024 after identifying demand for faster access to U.S. dollars. Fresh capital will go toward additional banking partnerships, expanded licensing, enhanced transaction monitoring, and a larger compliance team. Long term, ShieldPay aims to broaden trade corridors so businesses in underserved regions can grow revenues and create local jobs.

Total raised

$7M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Sep 2025