News Summary

• New York-based startup Mural has raised a $15 million Series A funding round.
• Mural was founded by former Palantir engineers Sinclair Toffa and Chris Fernandes in 2022.
• The startup plans to use the funds to further build out its platform, which allows customers to rely on a single account that can hold traditional dollars, local currencies, and stablecoins.
• Stablecoin payments reached roughly $400 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up from the same period a year earlier.