Infinia Raises US$ 13.5M Series A to Expand Digital Finance Infrastructure Across Emerging Markets

Infinia has secured US$13.5 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to accelerate the expansion of its digital finance infrastructure across Latin America, Africa, and Asia while strengthening its regulatory footprint in key markets.

Bain Capital and Variant Fund lead the investment

The Series A round was led by Bain Capital and Variant Fund, with additional participation from Y Combinator, Lattice, Varrock, Reverie, Decacorn, G2 Momentum Capital, and Tekton Ventures.

The fresh capital will support the company's strategy to obtain additional regional regulatory licenses while expanding operations across its core markets in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

Building the infrastructure between traditional banking and digital assets

As businesses increasingly adopt digital assets for international payments, many still depend on local currencies and domestic banking systems to operate. Infinia focuses on connecting these two financial environments by providing the infrastructure that links traditional banking networks with digital asset rails.

Its platform enables companies to operate across on-chain payment networks while maintaining access to domestic financial systems such as Brazil's Pix and Mexico's SPEI. Through a compliance-first architecture, the company manages fragmented local KYC and KYB requirements, regional banking processes, automated multi-currency settlements, and continuous real-time treasury netting.

"Our global monetary systems are evolving rapidly as technology reshapes the way commerce operates. While on-chain networks and automation are transforming payments, businesses still need to work within local currencies. That is precisely the challenge we solve," said Ianai Urwicz, CEO and co-founder of Infinia.

He added that the company aims to become the infrastructure layer that enables businesses in emerging markets to move seamlessly between traditional financial services and on-chain payment networks.

Serving global fintechs with a lean operating model

Despite operating with a team of just 20 employees, Infinia has established itself as an infrastructure provider for major fintech companies, marketplaces, and enterprise platforms.

Its client portfolio includes companies such as Stripe/Bridge, OpenFX, Kast, and Despegar, supporting their cross-border financial operations through integrated payment infrastructure.

Founded by experienced fintech and technology leaders

Infinia was founded by CEO Ianai Urwicz, a former founding team member at dLocal (NASDAQ: DLO), alongside CTO Alejandro Rettig, who brings 25 years of experience in telecommunications and financial systems.

The company was launched through Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch after being selected from more than 20,000 applicants worldwide.

Investors highlight the complexity of connecting local payment systems

According to Parth Chopra, Partner at Bain Capital, connecting stablecoin infrastructure with domestic banking systems remains one of the industry's biggest technical and operational challenges.

"People talk a lot about stablecoins, but underestimate the difficulty of the last mile—of truly connecting on-chain and local fiat accounts and networks in emerging markets," Chopra said.

He added that Infinia's team has focused on the engineering and compliance work required to integrate with local payment systems around the world, positioning the company as a preferred fintech infrastructure provider for businesses looking to expand internationally from day one.