Pliant Raises $80M Series C for AI-Powered B2B Payments Infrastructure
Pliant, a Berlin-based B2B payments infrastructure provider, closed an $80 million Series C on Nov 4, 2026. Seaya Nova and Speedinvest co-led the oversubscribed round. Illuminate Financial, Motive Partners and Molten Ventures participated alongside the leads.
The company plans to deepen its presence in the United States and Canada, prepare entry into additional international markets and invest in agentic payment capabilities. Pliant has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue after three consecutive years of doubling its business. It employs more than 300 people across eight offices and processes billions of dollars in annual payment volume.
Its platform combines commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX and spend management, with third-party AI agents connecting via Model Context Protocol.
- Signals strong investor confidence in embedded B2B payments infrastructure as a growth category alongside traditional BaaS
- Pliant's US expansion intensifies competition among European-origin embedded finance providers entering the North American market