Sling, which received tens of millions of dollars in financing, led by USV, how does it make money from stablecoin cross-border transfers?

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As the crypto market has been sluggish for a long time, many voices continue to question the excessive infrastructure construction in the market. Protocol layers are everywhere, but there are very few valuable applications that can truly solve the problem. Perhaps, stablecoins are actually one of the underestimated applications.

Stablecoins are somewhat boring in the various narratives of the crypto market. Without price fluctuations, no one will make a fuss about it.Xiaobai NavigationThe only way for everyone to get rich is when the market encounters a black swan, which triggers panic and discussion about the decoupling of stablecoins.

Stablecoins build a bridge between the two parallel worlds of the traditional world and the crypto world. Countless funds come and go, making mutual benefits possible. For the crypto world, the growth of stablecoins also witnesses the rapid development of the market.

Recently, the stablecoin payment platform Sling Money completed a $15 million Series A financing, led by Union Square Ventures, with participation from Ribbit Capital and Slow Ventures. How did Sling get financing during the general market downturn?

Focus on cross-border transfers

Sling focuses on cross-border fund transfers, aiming to send money to almost anyone in the world instantly at a very low cost, without having to consider banking infrastructure. Initially, it mainly used USDC on its Solana as a transfer payment tool and medium, but later, for operational and cost considerations, Sling switched to the stablecoin USDP, which is a digital dollar under the US Paxos Trust Company and is regulated by the New York Department of Financial Services. It is worth mentioning that the official said in the introduction that in some cases in the future, users will gain benefits from the stablecoin USDP they hold.

Sling walletIt is self-custodial, and the ownership of funds and private keys belong entirely to the users.

Sling has launched its Apple and Android apps. Users only need to search the recipient's name and enter the amount to be transferred, which will then be automatically converted into local currency. Any user in the world can receive the funds in a short time.

At present, the official said that the transfer is free, but there are plans to charge fees in the future. The specific plan will be disclosed in the future.

Play with the process

After downloading and registering the APP, the payee needs to bind his or her debit card to the platform, and then he or she can transfer money directly through search.

若无法通过搜索找到收款人，还可以通过聊天应用程序、空投甚至二维码的形式，向他们发送 Sling 链接，收款人就能够将资金提取到他们的 Sling 钱包中。

Currently, Sling supports more than 50 countries and regions, mainly in Europe and Africa.

Sling plans to support more countries and regions in the future and increase its usage frequency through debit cards, Solana Pay, etc.exchange以及部分加密钱包应用已经登上全球 APP 舞台，但各国各地区法律法规以及监管政策仍然像紧箍咒一样，造成了跨境资金转账的时间和费用两大困扰，Sling 未来将表现如何，仍值得关注。

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