Rain Secures $250M to Push Stablecoin Payments Mainstream, Hits $1.95B Valuation

Editorial Team

Last updated 14-01-2026

3 min

Bahrain fintech Rain raised $250 million, valuing it at $1.

95bn and signalling stablecoins’ growing mainstream use.

Investors back stablecoins as “proper financial plumbing” for faster, cheaper business payments.

Rain will expand stablecoin payments, cards and “instant settlement” for corporate and institutional clients.

Demand is rising for alternatives to slow, costly cross-border transfers as regulation becomes clearer.

Rain is pitching infrastructure over hype, aiming to “quietly” change how money moves globally.

Bahrain-based fintech Rain has secured a hefty $250 million funding round, taking its valuation up to $1.95 billion and underlining how far stablecoins have crept into the financial mainstream. The raise is being read as a strong vote of confidence from investors who see stablecoins not as a crypto sideshow, but as proper financial plumbing for businesses that want faster, cheaper ways to move money around.

Rain plans to use the fresh capital to double down on stablecoin-based payments infrastructure, particularly for corporate and institutional clients. The pitch is simple enough: blockchain speed and efficiency, without the heart-stopping volatility that still makes traditional cryptocurrencies a bit of a non-starter for finance teams. That approach is already finding its audience as enterprises search for alternatives to slow and costly cross-border transfers.

Stablecoins, quietly but surely, have become one of crypto’s most practical tools. They are increasingly used for treasury operations, international settlements and real-time payments, even while the wider crypto market goes through its usual ups and downs. Rain is betting that this demand will only grow, especially as regulations become clearer in many markets and institutions feel more comfortable dipping a toe in.

The company’s products are built with compliance and operational simplicity in mind, which is often where crypto-native systems turn into a bit of a faff for large organisations. Rain offers stablecoin-powered payments, card issuing and instant settlement services, all designed to let businesses benefit from blockchain rails while keeping value stable and processes familiar.

I’ve lost count of the number of founders across the MENA region who’ve told us at Arageek how painful international payments can be—days of waiting, eye-watering fees, and too many middlemen. So when a regional player focuses on making that experience smoother, it feels spot on. That said, I reckon execution will matter more than hype here; enterprise finance teams are not known for their patience with half-baked tech.

Rain has said the funding will support expansion into new markets, alongside deeper investment in its technology stack. The aim is to serve more corporate clients looking for secure, regulation-friendly digital finance tools as institutional demand for blockchain settlement picks up pace.

With stablecoins maturing and gaining wider acceptance, Rain is positioning itself as infrastructure rather than speculation. And believe it or not, that may be the most exciting bit of this story. It’s not flashy, but if it works as promised, it could change how money moves across borders—quietly, efficiently… and definately faster than before.

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