- BCW Ventures Focus: Actively invests in Web3 payments infrastructure and DeFi technologies to build the financial rails for a tokenised global economy.
- Synergy with BCW Group: These investments support the enterprise-grade solutions BCW Group provides to global partners by integrating stablecoins, tokenised Real-World Assets (RWAs), and DeFi protocols.
- Strategic Partnerships: BCW Group collaborates with major financial institutions and acquirers, including Worldpay, Paysafe, and more to scale Web3 payment options.
By strategically investing in Web3 payments infrastructure and DeFi technologies, BCW Ventures supports the financial rails that BCW Group utilises to support our enterprise partners.
BCW Group has been paving the way for broader adoption of Web3 payments solutions by partnering with some of the largest global acquirers such as Worldpay, Moneygram, and Paysafe. Additionally, several other financial institutions including credit card issuer Visa, Stripe, and Artemis continue to expand access to Web3 payments options with stablecoins and underlying technologies.
Our experience working in the payments space gives us unique insights into the importance of embracing a future in which stablecoins, tokenised real-world assets (RWAs), and DeFi applications assume a pivotal role in payments. As a result, BCW Ventures is actively investing in Web3 payments infrastructure and DeFi that we believe will accelerate a tokenised, Web3-based financial world.
The Market Opportunity
A testament to the tremendous opportunity which Web3 payments, coupled with DeFi, present to stakeholders is the ballooning volumes of payments with, and rising circulating supplies of stablecoins. For example, Visa processed nearly $11T through 2025.
BCW Ventures Web3 Payments & DeFi Portfolio
To-date, BCW Ventures has invested in the following Web3 payments infrastructure firms: REAP, Hex Trust, Clearpool, Velocity, SecondSwap, Synnax, ETHGas, Rousseau Group, SOMA, stakeFi, HNS, and Openblocks.
Read more about our investment portfolio on our blog.
Web3 Payments Infrastructure
Reap is a digital payment platform that enables businesses to manage expenses and pay global vendors using a mix of fiat and cryptocurrency. By offering corporate credit cards and seamless API integration, Reap empowers enterprises to scale efficiently within the DeFi ecosystem. Similarly, Velocity is a DeFi infrastructure platform that provides real-time cross-border settlements with stablecoins.
Hex Trust is a leading fully-regulated institutional digital asset custodian that provides bank-grade infrastructure for the digital economy. It offers a comprehensive suite of services tailored for financial institutions, builders, and high-net-worth individuals globally.
DeFi for Institutions
Clearpool is a decentralised capital markets ecosystem that enables institutional borrowers to access uncollateralised loans directly from DeFi liquidity providers who earn risk-adjusted stablecoin yield.
stakeFi is an institutional-grade staking infrastructure platform that simplifies managing assets staked on proof-of-stake PoS networks. With SOC2 Type II certification, it enables banks, custodians, and corporations to earn secure, compliant yields across 30+ blockchain networks.
We also invested in security across the DeFi space with Horangi Cyber Security, which was acquired by Bitdefender, a global cyber security leader in smart contract audits.
Bridging Traditional Finance with DeFi
SecondSwap offers trading of locked and vesting tokens in a decentralised marketplace. It is a multichain platform that enables secure, automated secondary market trading without impacting a project’s immediate circulating supply. SOMA Finance bridges broker-dealers from the traditional finance space to DeFi with a globally compliant DEX that supports tokenised assets.
HNS is the primary decentralised identity and domain registry for the Hedera ecosystem. It allows users to replace complex wallet addresses with human-readable names, and is the home of native .hbar names.
DeFi Infrastructure & Data
Synnax is a decentralised credit intelligence platform that utilises a machine learning network to provide real-time, predictive credit ratings that enable companies to demonstrate creditworthiness without sharing sensitive information.
ETHGas is a protocol transforming Ethereum blockspace into a tradable commodity. By allowing users to purchase blockspace and preconfirmations directly from validators, it aims to eliminate gas fee anxiety.
Rosseau is a specialised engineering firm that designs advanced immersion cooling solutions for high-performance data centers. Focusing on Bitcoin mining and AI/HPC infrastructure, its technology optimises power density and energy efficiency.
Openblocks is a Web3 data intelligence and growth platform native to the Supra network and dApps manage their ecosystems.
