Union Square Ventures led the round, with participation from Ribbit Capital and Slow Ventures.
"We believe that money should work the same way everything else on the internet works – that it should be easy to use, it should be fast, and it should be global,"
The $1bn financing round was supported by a consortium of global investors led by firms such as Altimeter and GIC.
"At our core, we help enterprise merchants to navigate the complexity of moving money around the world, whether in fiat currency or bridging the gap to Web3,"
The Series C round was led by Augmentum Fintech, SBI Group and mojo.capital to support continued company growth.
"At Habito, we’re on a mission to make mortgages easier for anyone who wants to own a home in the UK. For too long, the odds have been stacked against customers who still have to put up with poor service, uncompetitive products and punishing loyalty penalties. The tide is turning on traditional home financing and we’re here to usher in a new future of home financing that combines the very best of human expertise with the efficacy of technology and reduces cost, stress, time and friction for all."