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PhotonPay
Stablecoin-centric Financial Operating System
About PhotonPay
Founded in Hong Kong in 2015, PhotonPay is a global fintech company building a next-generation, stablecoin-centric Financial Operating System (Financial OS). Its API-first architecture brings together multi-asset wallets supporting stablecoins and fiat currencies, global money movement, foreign exchange, global card issuing, embedded finance, and local clearing infrastructure, connecting digital and traditional financial rails within an integrated financial system. PhotonPay operates 16 offices worldwide, employs nearly 600 people, and holds 34 payment and financial licenses and regulatory authorizations across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The company serves businesses across more than 200 countries and territories.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Hong Kong
- Employees
- 85
- Open positions
- 8
- Dealroom signal
- 87.3/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Payments
- Sector
- Fintech, Core AI, B2B Payments, Embedded Finance, Payment Processing
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Mobile app
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- B2B
News
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Jan 2026 | $20M | $80M | Enlight Capital · Hillhouse Capital · Shoplazza · IDG Capital | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for PhotonPay is 180K monthly website visits, up 50% over the last three months.
Open positions
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
IDG Capital- ECEnlight Capital
Hillhouse Capital
Shoplazza
Faction
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Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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