JPYC Secures $38 Million Series B, Strengthening Japan’s Stablecoin Push

TL;DR

• JPYC’s extended Series B reached 6 billion yen, or $38 million, providing capital to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption.
• AZ-COM Maruwa invested roughly $6.3 million and is considering JPYC payments for about 2,300 partners and contractors across its logistics network.
• Japan’s stablecoin competition is intensifying as JPYC pilots retail payments, SBI launches JPYSC and three megabanks develop a jointly issued yen token for broader domestic use.

JPYC has completed an extension of its Series B round, bringing cumulative funding to 6 billion yen, or about $38 million, as Japan’s stablecoin sector gathers institutional momentum. The yen-pegged token issuer said the capital will expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem while accelerating adoption. The round transforms JPYC’s growth story from a regulatory milestone into a test of whether stablecoins can solve practical business problems. New investor AZ-COM Maruwa joined the financing, adding a major logistics operator to a shareholder group already supporting the company’s push toward broader commercial usage in the coming years.

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