Key Highlights
- Tether has invested in Parfin, a Latin American digital asset infrastructure provider, to accelerate the adoption of USD₮.
- The collaboration aims to enhance high-value use cases, specifically targeting RWA tokenization, global transactions, and yield-bearing credit markets.
- Capitalizing on Latin America’s $1.5 trillion cryptocurrency transaction volume, the move seeks to bridge traditional finance and blockchain technology.
Tether, the issuer of USDT, has invested in Parfin, a company specializing in digital asset custody, tokenization, and management in Latin America. The collaboration aims to expand the use case of USDT in enterprise-grade settlement, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and regulated credit markets across the region.
Today’s announcement includes an investment intended to accelerate USD₮ usage as a core settlement asset for high-value institutional transactions.
These include cross-border global transactions and the tokenization of real-world assets. The initiative seeks to incorporate USD₮ into yield-bearing credit markets, emphasizing trade finance receivables, commercial receivables, and credit card receivables.
A growing ecosystem in LatAm
The investment follows the region’s increasing adoption of cryptocurrencies. According to Chainalysis’s 2025 Geography of Cryptocurrency Report, Latin America has processed transaction volumes reaching as high as $1.5 trillion, making it one of the most active markets in the world.
This is largely driven by institutional activity. According to Chainalysis, regulatory developments in the region have created a dynamic ecosystem, enabling larger financial players to engage more successfully with the digital asset class. The findings have created an environment that places Latin America as a key area for the growth of blockchain utility.
Parfin’s role in the collaboration
Parfin acts as a facilitator of financial transformation, where every tool that institutions would need to approach blockchain technology and digital assets has been catered to. With safety, regulatory compliance, and scalability, the company bridges the gap between traditional finance and the on-chain economy.
To achieve this, Parfin makes use of its proprietary infrastructure, which consists of the Parfin Platform and Rayls. These tools were developed to move financial systems onto the blockchain privately and securely.
Marcos Viriato, CEO of Parfin, said, “Parfin has been at the forefront of developing the Parfin Platform and Rayls to bring the global financial system on-chain in a secure, private and compliant manner. This investment from Tether further validates our vision and roadmap to expedite the onboarding of tokenization applications and USD₮ into our enterprise-class blockchain and digital assets suite of solutions.”
The partnership is expected to create new pathways for the global financial system, combining user-friendly interfaces with the precision required by institutional markets. For Tether, the move represents a step toward ensuring that financial utilities and real-world use cases for digital assets can be accessed globally.
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said, “At Tether, we believe in global, unlimited access to financial freedom as well as real-world digital assets use cases. One way to achieve this is to make the bridge between traditional finance and blockchain technology stronger, allowing much easier access for both people and institutions. Parfin has shown a strong commitment to bridging this gap. This investment also reflects our belief in Latin America as one of the global powerhouses for blockchain innovations.”
The investment reinforces the growing link between established stablecoin issuers and regional infrastructure providers. Tether seeks to solidify the role of USD₮ in Latin America’s institutional financial landscape, powered by the compliance-centric technology of Parfin. The deal underlines the growth potential of the region going forward, coupled with the evolving relevance of blockchain technology to modern settlement and credit markets.
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