Pliant Raises $80 Million Series C to Expand B2B Payments for AI Agents

Berlin-headquartered Pliant has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round. According to PYMNTS, citing the company's November 4 press release, the money will go toward developing its B2BB2B в iGamingB2B in iGaming is a model where a company sells technology, game content, payments or services to bookmakers and online casinos rather than to end players. payment infrastructure, with a focus on agentic payments and workflows involving AI agents, as well as expansion in the United States and Canada and preparation for entry into other international markets. For the market, this is a notable signal that investors are willing to fund payment infrastructure for businesses where AI agents are becoming independent participants in processes.

What the platform does

Pliant describes its product as a modular B2B platform that includes commercial card issuing, payment accounts, foreign exchange and spend management. Businesses use it to manage complex payment processes, while fintechs, software platforms and banks use it to build their own corporate payment products. According to the company, the platform is APIAPIAPI is a set of rules and methods through which programs exchange data and commands. In gambling, crypto and payments, APIs connect payments, games, KYC and trackers.-first from day one.

Pliant's own AI agents help customers automate recurring finance work. Third-party agents can connect to the platform via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and embed payment workflows into business processes. In the press release, co-founder and CEO Malte Rau said the company has adopted AI both in its product and in its internal operations.

Investors and the previous round

The round was led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest. According to Finextra, Illuminate Financial, Motive Partners and Molten Ventures also participated. Seaya Nova General Partner Vinoth Jayakumar said in the release that when agents move money, someone still has to be licensed, auditable and liable, and that this is the layer Pliant owns.

According to PYMNTS, Pliant closed a $40 million Series B round in April 2025, bringing its totalТоталTotal is a bet on the total number of points, goals, games or other events in a match relative to the bookmaker's line: over or under. funding to more than $100 million. At that time, the company was also preparing to enter the US market.

Expansion plans

The company will use the new funds to develop the platform's agentic capabilities and for geographic expansion. The sources do not provide details on launch timelines in new countries or on specific products.