SaturnX raises $3m to scale stablecoin payments in Asia

By Vriti Gothi

SaturnX, a stablecoin payment infrastructure platform headquartered in Dubai, has closed a $3 million seed funding round, led by global venture capital firm White Star Capital.

The round also saw participation from a consortium of strategic institutional investors, signalling strong market confidence in SaturnX’s mission to modernise global value transfer.

This funding accelerates SaturnX’s expansion across key South and Southeast Asian payment corridors, including the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Pakistan, strengthening its regulatory capabilities and enabling the development of enterprise-grade, API-first platforms purpose-built for stablecoin-powered cross-border payments.

SaturnX offers a programmable, low-cost, and near-instant alternative to legacy remittance and B2B payment systems by leveraging stablecoins and decentralised financial (DeFi) liquidity. The company’s core infrastructure pre-funds liquidity pools in high-demand markets and aggregates FX pricing in real-time, enabling seamless transactions across a smart routing network that spans the Gulf to South Asia corridor.

Since its operational launch, SaturnX has facilitated over $250 million in transaction volume within just five months, underscoring both the demand for and resilience of its infrastructure.

SaturnX’s platform is designed with financial institutions and enterprises in mind. Through its developer-friendly APIs and fully compliant architecture, the platform empowers partners to initiate, route, and settle payments with speed, transparency, and cost-efficiency all while meeting global regulatory standards.

SaturnX’s focus on underbanked and high-volume payment corridors is particularly strategic, tapping into regions with massive demand for efficient remittance flows and low-cost digital payment alternatives.

Mirnas Brescic, CEO and founder of SaturnX, said, “Despite considerable progress, cross-border payments are still expensive and slow. By offering a faster, cheaper, and programmable alternative, we’re helping financial partners unlock better ways to move money, starting with the world’s largest remittance corridors.”

Sep Alavi, General Partner at White Star Capital, said, “We’re excited to back SaturnX at the forefront of a new payment infrastructure layer. They’re operating in one of the most strategically important corridors globally, solving a massive pain point for cross-border remittances and B2B payments.”