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Tether Invests in LatAm Crypto Infrastructure Firm Parfin to Boost USDT Among Institutions
Tether Invests in LatAm Crypto Infrastructure Firm Parfin to Boost USDT Among Institutions
The investment is part of Tether’s broader push to expand stablecoin settlement and tokenization tools among institutions across Latin America, the firm said.
By Krisztian Sandor, AI Boost|Edited by Stephen Alpher
Nov 20, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
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What to know:
- Tether said it has invested in crypto infrastructure firm Parfin to grow institutional adoption of stablecoins across Latin America.
- The firm's USDT token is increasingly used in emerging markets.
Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT USDT$0.9992, said Thursday it has invested in Parfin, a Latin American crypto firm that builds digital asset infrastructure for institutions.
The firm said the deal will help scale tools for banks and institutions to move more of their operations onto blockchain rails, a shift Tether sees as critical for making crypto infrastructure more practical and accessible in regions with limited financial infrastructure.
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The firms did not disclose details of the investment.
The investment is part of Tether’s larger push to deepen its footprint in emerging markets and expand the real-world use of USDT for cross-border payments and asset tokenization. The partnership also signals that Tether, long seen primarily as a retail-focused stablecoin issuer for emerging market users, is now pushing deeper into the institutional layer of crypto finance.
Parfin offers tools for custody, tokenization, and blockchain-based settlement aimed at financial institutions. Its services are tailored for use cases like trade finance, credit markets, and institutional payments, areas where Tether wants to see broader adoption of USDT as a settlement asset.
Read more: Tether Invests in Ledn to Expand Bitcoin-Backed Lending Amid Surging Demand
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