Tether leads $15 million Series A for AI payment startup Mural

Tether led a $15 million Series A funding round for Mural, a payment infrastructure startup founded by former Palantir engineers. The investment will support Mural's platform for managing accounts, payments, identity verification and regulatory compliance across banking networks and blockchains. Customers include payroll platform Deel and browser developer Opera. The round brings Mural's total funding to $28 million and reflects Tether's growing interest in infrastructure for AI-powered financial services.