Tag: Argentina

Argentina’s Pomelo Raises $55 Million to Expand Payment Offerings

Portrait of a Pomelo executive in a sleek office with a map and rails, signaling cross-border stablecoin card expansion.

Pomelo announced it closed a $55 million Series C round on January 20, 2026, saying the new capital will accelerate its payments roadmap and support expansion beyond Latin America. The company framed the raise as a catalyst for scaling credit-processing and launching stablecoin-based and real-time payment solutions.

Lemon Launches Argentina’s First Bitcoin‑Backed Visa Credit Card

Fintech executive portrait in an office, holding a Bitcoin-backed Visa card with BTC and ARS charts on screen.

Lemon said that users can pledge as little as 0.01 BTC, valued at just over $900 at launch, to unlock peso credit lines of up to 1,000,000 ARS. The core pitch is straightforward: users can access liquidity without selling Bitcoin, a direct response to Argentina’s inflation and peso volatility.