According to Bloomberg, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Gulf Bank of Singapore (SGB), supported by Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat and Singapore's Whampoa Group, is seeking to raise at least $50 million in a round of funding and plans to acquire a stablecoin payment company next year; The bank obtained its license in Bahrain in February this year and is currently in talks with a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund and other investors to sell less than 10% of its equity by early 2025; The funds raised this time will mainly be used to accelerate product development, enhance the bank's payment network, and recruit more employees; The bank plans to acquire a stablecoin payment company in the Middle East or Europe in the first quarter.