Rain Labs从Galaxy Ventures，Goldcrest，Thayer和Hard Yaka筹集了未公开的数量，以推出签证卡，使客户花费Stablecoins

参与投资的还有Galaxy Ventures，Goldcrest，Thayer和Hard Yaka。没有透露雨水的估值。

Rain, a startup that provides stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment services to businesses and consumers, has raised $35 million in Series A funding led by Point72 Ventures.

Rain是一家为企业和消费者提供Stablecoin和加密货币支付服务的初创公司，已筹集了由Point72 Ventures领导的3500万美元的A系列资金。

Also participating in the investment were Galaxy Ventures, Goldcrest, Thayer, and Hard Yaka. Rain’s valuation in the round was not disclosed.

参与投资的还有Galaxy Ventures，Goldcrest，Thayer和Hard Yaka。没有透露雨水的估值。

The company, which is principal member of Visa, one of the world’s largest payment companies, allows businesses and consumers to make purchases using stablecoins and other crypto. Rain also provides payroll services in local currencies and food stamps.

该公司是世界上最大的支付公司之一Visa的主要成员，允许企业和消费者使用StableCoins和其他加密货币进行购买。 Rain还提供当地货币和食品券的工资服务。

The startup, which was founded in 2019, is heavily focused on expanding customer access to stablecoins.

该初创公司成立于2019年，主要专注于扩大客户对Stablecoins的访问。

“We want to provide U.S. dollar services to people globally,” Farooq Malik, co-founder and CEO of Rain, told Fortune.

Rain的联合创始人兼首席执行官Farooq Malik告诉《财富》，“我们希望为全球人民提供美元服务。”

International businesses rely heavily on making payments in U.S. dollars and Malik noted that there’s a huge demand for such services.

国际业务在很大程度上依赖于以美元的价格付款，而马利克（Malik）指出，对此类服务的需求很大。

“We’re able to service that and we’re able to provide it in partnership with Visa to accept payments at any store, online or offline, that accepts Visa.”

“我们能够为此提供服务，并且能够与Visa合作提供它，以接受接受签证的任何商店，在线或离线的付款。”

Rain partners with businesses in the U.S and Latin America to issue cards and plans to continue expanding globally.

与美国和拉丁美洲的企业合作伙伴，以发行卡片并计划在全球范围内继续扩展。

“A lot of companies now have a global workforce and lots of people have been getting paid in dollars across borders for the last decade or so. Stablecoins allow us, and our infrastructure allows us, to actually provide digital dollar services to people globally.”

“现在，许多公司都有全球劳动力，并且在过去的十年左右的时间里，许多人都在跨境中获得付款。StableCoins允许我们，我们的基础设施允许我们实际上为全球人民提供数字美元服务。”

The company recently announced a partnership with the Avalanche Foundation, the non-profit behind the Avalanche blockchain and its native AVAX token, to launch a Visa card that lets customers make payments using their AVAX tokens and stablecoins like USDC and USDT at any store that accepts Visa.

该公司最近宣布与雪崩基金会（Avalanche Foundation）建立合作伙伴关系，这是雪崩区块链及其本地avax代币背后的非营利组织，以推出一张签证卡，使客户在任何接受Visa的商店中使用USDC和USDT（例如USDC和USDT）进行付款。

“You have assets…they can be in USDC or Avalanche tokens and you get seamless access to spending capacity,” Malik said.

“您有资产……它们可以使用USDC或Avalanche代币，并且可以无缝获得支出能力，” Malik说。

Rain receives a percentage of the fee that Visa charges merchants to take payments on the Visa card network. Rain also charges a subscription fee that corporate customers pay to introduce card programs and get access to the company’s platform.

降雨收到签证收费商人以在Visa卡网络上付款的费用的百分比。 Rain还收取订购费，公司客户支付的费用以引入卡计划并访问公司的平台。

Rain processes transactions in over 100 countries, the company says. However, Malik declined to disclose specific usage metrics and the company’s annual revenue.

该公司表示，在100多个国家 /地区的降雨过程交易。但是，马利克拒绝披露特定的用法指标和公司的年收入。

The idea of crypto cards is not new. Crypto exchange Coinbase offers customers a Visa debit card that lets holders spend crypto—including stablecoins—and fiat-currencies directly from their Coinbase balance. Another crypto exchange, Gemini, offers its customers a credit card that doesn’t let holders make payments in crypto but rather provides crypto as a reward for spending a certain amount in dollars.

加密卡的想法并不是什么新鲜事。 Crypto Exchange Coinbase为客户提供了一张签证借记卡，使持有人可以直接从共同基础的余额中使用加密货币（包括稳定的cratecoins）和菲亚特货币。另一种加密交易所Gemini为客户提供了一张信用卡，该信用卡不允许持有人在加密货币中付款，而是提供加密货币作为奖励以美元为美元的奖励。

Rain will use the money raised in this round to expand its team, develop new technologies, and apply for additional regulatory licenses.

Rain将利用本轮筹集的资金来扩展其团队，开发新技术并申请其他监管许可。

The company previously raised $6 million from Lightspeed Venture Partners in 2022 to launch corporate credit cards for decentralized autonomous organizations like Uniswap.

该公司此前在2022年从Lightspeed Venture Partners筹集了600万美元，为UnisWap等分散的自治组织推出了公司信用卡。