Pliant raises $80 million Series C to offer B2B payments platform to AI agents
Berlin‑based fintech Pliant announced an $80 million Series C round, led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, with participation from Illuminate Financial, Motive Partners and Molten Ventures. The capital will fund expansion into the United States and Canada, entry into additional markets, and the development of its AI‑agent payment roadmap.
Key points
- Pliant secured $80 million in a Series C round led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest.
- Funding will support U.S./Canada expansion and development of its AI‑agent payment platform.
- Pliant’s platform lets agents like Claude and ChatGPT run payment workflows via its Model Context Protocol.
Pliant’s platform combines commercial card issuing, payment accounts, foreign‑exchange and spend‑management services, and lets AI agents such as Claude and ChatGPT connect through its Model Context Protocol (MCP). These agents can run payment workflows inside broader business processes while preserving permissions, controls and audit trails. The company, a principal member of Visa and Mastercard, already serves travel, insurance and AI‑native firms and reported exceeding $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
CEO Malte Rau said the licensed layer ensures that any AI‑driven money movement remains auditable and liable. Seaya Nova partner Vinoth Jayakumar highlighted the growing interest from card networks, noting pilots with Visa, BILL and Billtrust, and plans from Synchrony and Ramp to embed AI agents in payment products.
Berlin-based Pliant raised an $80M Series C led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, as it opens its B2B payments infrastructure to AI agents
thenextweb.com · 5 November 2026
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