Bvnk company
Overview
BVNK is an enterprise stablecoin payments infrastructure company founded in 2021 and headquartered in London, with a US presence in San Francisco. It provides businesses with stablecoin pay-ins, payouts, FX and self-custody tooling (its Layer1 product) across major blockchains and stablecoins such as USDT, USDC and PYUSD, serving payment service providers, fintechs and large enterprises. Visa partnered with BVNK to bring stablecoin functionality into Visa Direct. In March 2026 Mastercard announced an agreement to acquire BVNK in a deal valued at up to roughly $1.8 billion including an earnout.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Bvnk connects to 10 tracked entities, most strongly to Mastercard, Mastercard, Jesse Hemson-Struthers.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 10 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
acquired | Mastercard | 95% |
acquired_by | Mastercard | 95% |
leads | Jesse Hemson-Struthers | 95% |
founded | Chris Harmse | 90% |
raised | BVNK Series A | 90% |
raised | BVNK Series B | 90% |
agreed-to-acquire | Mastercard | 85% |
acquiring-for-stablecoin-rails | Mastercard | 85% |
headquartered_in | United Kingdom | 85% |
founded | Donald Jackson | 85% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Bvnk?
Bvnk is a payment-rail tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph. It is connected to 10 other tracked entities, most strongly to Mastercard, Mastercard, Jesse Hemson-Struthers.
What type of entity is Bvnk?
Bvnk is classified as a payment-rail (company) in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph.
What is Bvnk connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Bvnk is linked to 10 other tracked entities, most strongly to Mastercard, Mastercard, Jesse Hemson-Struthers.
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