May 2026 Stablecoin VC Surge: Checker, Fasset, Catena — Banks Finally Buy the Rails
Three May deals show stablecoin capital splitting between EM neobanks, FI orchestration APIs, and AI-native banks — infrastructure, not speculation.
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Three May deals show stablecoin capital splitting between EM neobanks, FI orchestration APIs, and AI-native banks — infrastructure, not speculation.
One week in May 2026 saw $400M+ in fintech infra deals — banking, payments AI, fraud, stablecoins, and compliance ops, not consumer apps.
NYC-linked Benji raised $6.25M seed from Preface Ventures to standardize loyalty partnership APIs — JetBlue TrueBlue already on the network.
Farther raised $150M Series D as intelligent wealth management platforms attract growth capital — what operators and RIAs should watch.
Fasset raised $51M to scale stablecoin-powered banking across emerging markets — SBI Group and Investcorp among backers in May 2026 wave.
benefitbay raised $18M led by Ten Coves Capital to scale broker-first ICHRA administration — payments, carriers, and payroll integrations in focus.