Berlin's Pliant raises $80M Series C to open B2B payments to AI agents
What's the deal? Berlin fintech Pliant has raised an $80 million Series C led by Seaya Nova and Speedinvest, with participation from Illuminate FinancialDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Motive PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Molten Ventures, the company said on 4 November 2026. The oversubscribed round will fund North American expansion and Pliant's AI-agent payments roadmap.
What does Pliant do? Pliant is a modular B2B payments platform combining commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX and spend management. Third-party agents, including Claude and ChatGPT, can connect via Model Context Protocol (MCP) to run payment workflows with permissions and audit trails. The company says it has passed $100 million in ARR, employs more than 300 people across eight offices, and issues cards in 13 currencies across 32 countries.
Why it matters: European fintech infrastructure is being rebuilt for agentic payments. Seaya Nova is backed by the European Investment Fund through the European Tech Champions Initiative. Pliant was founded in 2020 by Malte Rau and Fabian Terner.
Read more: Pliant, Business Wire
Image: Pliant co-founders Malte Rau and Fabian Terner (via The Next Web)
