An interesting story about American fintech that truly solves the problem of international payments. The company Dots has just closed a Series A funding round of $8.9 million with support from DCM and Y Combinator — already raising over $14.8 million in total.

Why is this important? Dots processes over $150 million in payments each month and has already paid out more than $1.5 billion to a million freelancers and contractors worldwide. The numbers speak for themselves.

The growth is impressive — revenue has surged by more than 400% in the last period, and the company plans to become profitable. Dots has launched a bunch of useful features: a self-service payment system with automatic tax reporting, support for crypto payments (USDC, USDT, Bitcoin, Ethereum), anti-fraud tools, and global invoice processing.

Especially interesting is that Dots offers a new Core pricing plan for $19 per month — democratically priced for small and medium players. Clients already include companies like Appen, Sofar Sounds, and Cluely.

For me, this is a classic example of how fintech solutions can genuinely simplify life in the digital economy. Dots is doing exactly that — removing the main pain points of international payments and crypto integration.