YZi Labs led a $50 million investment in Better Payment Network, supporting its plan to build a programmable global payment layer around stablecoins.
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- YZi Labs led a $50 million funding round in BPN to expand stablecoin payment infrastructure on the BNB chain.
- BPN enables multi-stablecoin minting, swapping, and settlement via CeDeFi rails.
- The funds will work in conjunction with YZi Labs’ BNB initiative to foster liquidity and global adoption.
This move marks one of YZi Labs’ largest single investments in 2025 and strengthens its focus on building real-world blockchain infrastructure.
According to an October 16 announcement from YZi Labs, the latest funding will help BPN expand its multi-stablecoin infrastructure and liquidity system on the BNB (BNB) chain to enable faster and cheaper cross-border payments.
Building a global payment rail with stablecoins
BPN’s platform enables real-time minting, exchange, and settlement of fiat-backed stablecoins across multiple jurisdictions. The system’s goal is to reduce fees by more than 90% and reduce cross-border payment times from days to hours by combining decentralized and centralized finance capabilities.
The network already supports several regional stablecoins, including Brazil’s BBRL, Nigeria’s cNGN, Mexico’s MEXAS, and Europe’s EURI, helping businesses move funds quickly and at low cost.
BPN’s CeFi layer will serve licensed institutions and businesses, while the DeFi layer, launching later this year, will allow users to trade and secure liquidity in a permissionless environment.
YZi Labs said the investment will help BPN create a liquidity pool for the stablecoin corridor and build a market-making system to maintain efficient exchange rates across the region.
Expanding the BNB Chain payment ecosystem
This investment is in line with YZi Labs’ strategy to strengthen practical applications in the BNB Chain ecosystem. BPN’s approach positions stablecoins as the core payments layer for global commerce, providing a compliant and programmable framework for cross-border payments.
BPN plans to incorporate up to 20 regional stablecoins from Asia, Africa, and Latin America by early 2026. Rica Fu, the project’s founder, said the goal is to create a system where “stablecoins become the global standard for trust and payments,” connecting financial institutions and merchants through a common digital standard.
With over $10 billion in assets under management, YZi Labs is one of the most active investors in 2025, supporting efforts to connect crypto infrastructure with real-world finance. In early October, the company launched a $1 billion BNB Builder Fund for early-stage projects, and a few days later joined China Renaissance in developing a $600 million BNB-focused investment vehicle.
