{"id":7908,"date":"2026-03-13T10:40:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/alibaba-leads-35m-funding-in-singapore-fintech-metacomp-to-expand-web2-5-payments\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:40:24","slug":"alibaba-leads-35m-funding-in-singapore-fintech-metacomp-to-expand-web2-5-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/alibaba-leads-35m-funding-in-singapore-fintech-metacomp-to-expand-web2-5-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba Leads $35M Funding in Singapore Fintech MetaComp to Expand Web2.5 Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\/news\/alibaba-leads-35m-funding-in-singapore-fintech-metacomp-to-expand-web2-5-payments\/\">Alibaba Leads $35M Funding in Singapore Fintech MetaComp to Expand Web2.5 Payments<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/coinpedia.org\">Coinpedia Fintech News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Singapore-based fintech company MetaComp has secured $35 million in new funding in just three months. The investment round was led by Alibaba, along with support from Spark Venture and several institutional investors.<\/p>\n<p>The funding raise reflects growing interest in Web2.5 financial infrastructure, a model that combines traditional finance with digital assets.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-metacomp-targets-hybrid-stablecoin-and-fiat-payments\">MetaComp Targets Hybrid Stablecoin and Fiat Payments<\/h2>\n<p>According to the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mce.sg\/singapores-metacomp-raises-pre-a-round-backed-by-alibaba-closing-total-us35-million-pre-a-funding-in-3-months-to-accelerate-asias-regulated-web2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announcement on March 13<\/a>, the new capital will help MetaComp expand its hybrid payment and wealth management platform across key global markets.<\/p>\n<p>MetaComp focuses on building financial infrastructure that connects traditional banking rails with blockchain-based payments. Its platform allows businesses and financial institutions to move funds using both fiat currencies and stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p>By offering hybrid settlement options, MetaComp aims to enable faster cross-border payments and treasury management.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-licensed-infrastructure-supports-web2-5-finance\">Licensed Infrastructure Supports Web2.5 Finance<\/h2>\n<p>A key strength of MetaComp is its regulatory backing. The company operates under licenses from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), allowing it to provide digital payment token services and cross-border money transfers.<\/p>\n<p>Through its affiliate Alpha Ladder Finance, clients can also access tokenized investment products and traditional wealth services.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaCompHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MetaCompHQ<\/a> raises total US$35M \u2014 backed by Alibaba, Spark Venture, and institutional investors. Two rounds. Three months. <\/p>\n<p>\u2726 US$10B+ in payments &amp; OTC volume in 2025 \u2726 US$1B+ monthly run rate on the Client Asset Management Platform \u2726 US$500M+ in wealth assets under\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z2WJqgnaSJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Z2WJqgnaSJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MetaComp (@MetaCompHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaCompHQ\/status\/2032336175638462653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-metacomp-s-strong-growth-across-payments-and-assets\">MetaComp\u2019s Strong Growth Across Payments and Assets<\/h2>\n<p>The company reported significant growth across its financial platforms. In 2025 alone, MetaComp processed over $10 billion in payments and OTC trading volume. Its client asset management platform is now running at more than $1 billion in monthly activity.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the company\u2019s affiliated platform Alpha Ladder Finance manages over $500 million in wealth assets.<\/p>\n<p>Despite operating in a fast-growing sector, MetaComp says it achieved full-year profitability in 2025, a milestone that many fintech startups struggle to reach.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-funding-to-expand-stablex-network-and-ai-infrastructure\">Funding to Expand StableX Network and AI Infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>With the new funding, MetaComp plans to expand its StableX Network, a platform designed for institutional settlement and liquidity. The network currently supports transactions across more than 13 stablecoins.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MetaComp plans to expand the platform across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, where demand for faster cross-border financial settlement continues to grow.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, MetaComp is also developing an AI-based financial architecture known as Agent-Skills-MCP, designed to support future automated financial services within the Web2.5 ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post Alibaba Leads $35M Funding in Singapore Fintech MetaComp to Expand Web2.5 Payments appeared&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailystreetchronicle.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}