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Augustus raises $180 million to give the world's fintechs a direct line into the US dollar

Augustus raised $180 million at a $1 billion valuation on July 21, 2026, led by Tiger Global, to build a federally chartered Global Dollar Bank that gives international fintechs direct API access to US dollar rails. The company already holds conditional OCC national bank charter approval, only the eighth granted since 2010, making it one of the most regulation-credentialed startups in fintech.