Company profile

Paycrest, Inc.

Paycrest, Inc. is a financial technology company founded in 2024 that provides decentralised blockchain-based payment infrastructure enabling stablecoin-to-fiat settlement services. Core offerings include Paycrest Protocol, a decentralised routing protocol for instant cross-border payments, and noblocks.xyz, a user interface for creating payment intents that converts cryptocurrency to local fiat currencies. The company addresses long-standing challenges in cross-border payments including fragmented liquidity, slow settlement times, high transaction costs, and limited access to reliable payment rails, particularly serving African and emerging markets. Paycrest operates as a payment messaging protocol without holding customer funds, leveraging blockchain technology to coordinate liquidity providers and enable predictable global settlement. The company raised USD 404,000 in pre-seed funding in January 2026 from investors including Hashed Emergent, StarkWare, LAVA, Microtraction, and Sunny Side Venture Partners.

Sector

Financial services / Cross-Border Payments, Payments Infrastructure

Markets

Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Ownership

Private

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