what's Avenia?
Avenia provides borderless liquidity and money movement infrastructure connecting Latin America to global markets. It enables seamless, stable, and compliant cross-border transactions, primarily powered by BRLA, a fully collateralized stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Brazilian Real (BRL). BRLA operates on-chain with full transparency, facilitating efficient transfers within Brazil's digital economy and beyond. The protocol enhances speed, reduces costs, and ensures regulatory compliance for users bridging traditional finance with crypto. Avenia's ecosystem supports stablecoin issuance, liquidity provision, and integration for payments and DeFi applications tailored to emerging markets like Brazil.
Aveniaio's payment volume hit $257M last month, growing 5X and driving Polygon's $910M activity.
Raised $17 million in a funding round completed in the week ending February 16, 2026.
Integrated with Gnosis Pay as one of multiple partners in their wallet ecosystem.
Last month payment volume reached $257M with 5X growth, making it the main driver of Polygon's $910M monthly payment activity.
Avenia processed $25M in payment volume this week on Polygon, representing approximately 35% of the network's total payment app volume of $72M for moving money to and across LATAM.