Tether Capital backs AIsa to build payment rails for AI agents
What's the deal? Tether Capital, the investment arm of stablecoin issuer Tether, has made a strategic investment in AIsaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, an AI agency services and payment platform. The move expands Tether's push into AI driven payments and programmable currency.
What does AIsa do? The platform integrates service access and payment, letting users pay per use in fiat or stablecoins. It currently runs over 250,000 agents, processes more than 100 million transactions, and integrates over 5,000 APIs, skills, and models.
What's the endgame? As AI agents take on more tasks, they need a way to pay for services without handing users a blank cheque. AIsa is building infrastructure that lets agents transact while owners keep a cap on spending.
What they're saying: Users need to retain control over spending while authorising AI agents to access services, and AIsa is building the relevant infrastructure, according to Tether chief executive officer Paul Adorno.
The signal: Stablecoins are positioning themselves as the default settlement layer for machine-to-machine commerce. By backing AIsa, Tether is betting that AI agents — not just people — will become major users of its programmable money.
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