1Konto Wins Fintech Meetup Pitch Competition, Advancing Real-Time Cross-Border Settlement for Institutions

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Konto, the institutional platform transforming global settlement through stablecoin infrastructure, has won the 2025 Fintech Meetup Pitch Competition. The company was selected as the top innovator among hundreds of fintech startups and growth-stage ventures building the future of financial infrastructure.

Trusted by banks, corporate FX platforms, and payment service providers, 1Konto is enabling real-time cross-border payments and FX settlement for institutions at scale. The company's flagship platform, 1KPrime, replaces outdated SWIFT-based workflows with capital-efficient digital rails that reduce settlement times from days to minutes. The prize included a $50,000 investment from Commerce Ventures. Judges included senior leaders from Commerce Ventures, J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, and Goodwin Law.

"After completing extensive theme work on stablecoin infrastructure for cross-border payments, 1Konto's presentation at Fintech Meetup stood out to us as a real-world solution that institutions are already using at scale," said Dan Rosen, General Partner at Commerce Ventures. "It represents exactly the kind of infrastructure layer we think is critical in this next phase of FinTech innovation."

"Winning this competition reflects the market's demand for faster, smarter infrastructure," said Edwin Handschuh, Cofounder and CEO of 1Konto. "Our real-time settlement platform is solving critical friction for institutions — especially those moving funds across borders with stablecoins."

1Konto's platform enables under-one-hour settlement, deep liquidity access via OTC and API, and integrated compliance controls designed to streamline complex fund flows across fiat and stablecoins. Clients use 1KPrime to move money across USD, EUR, GBP, MXN, AUD, and major stablecoins in a compliant, transparent, and capital-efficient manner.

The company has processed over $3.5 billion in volume and serves over 80 institutional counterparties. Revenue has increased more than 7.4x year-over-year as adoption accelerates across the payments and capital markets sectors.

Following the competition win, 1Konto is focused on expanding its institutional client base, launching additional settlement corridors, and deepening integrations with leading custodians and liquidity providers. Through the rest of the year, the company will continue building out automated, composable fund flows to support scalable global treasury operations.

Where We're Headed

As traditional financial institutions increasingly seek faster, programmable alternatives to legacy rails, 1Konto is positioning itself as the aggregation and orchestration layer connecting global capital flows. In addition to expanding corridor coverage, the company is developing infrastructure to support automated, rules-based treasury workflows. This will enable counterparties to initiate, route, and settle payments programmatically across fiat and stablecoins. With growing demand from regional and global banks, cross-border PSPs, and corporate FX platforms, 1Konto's roadmap includes deeper integrations with banking and custody partners, expanded access via white-label APIs, and real-time audit trails to support compliance in multi-jurisdictional environments. This next phase of infrastructure aims to give institutions more control, speed, and transparency in how they move value globally.

About 1Konto

1Konto is building the neo-industrial bank powering the next generation of financial platforms. Operating at the core of institutional fund flows, 1Konto replaces outdated FX, payments, and settlement systems with real-time, programmable infrastructure built on stablecoins. Trusted by banks, corporate FX platforms, payment service providers, asset managers, and OTC desks, 1Konto enables fast, compliant, and capital-efficient trading, treasury, and cross-border settlement across fiat and digital assets.

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