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Payment platform Lava raises $5.8M to build digital wallets for the ‘agent-native economy’

AI News - TechCrunch
Aug 6, 2025 15:45
Dominic-Madori Davis
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Lava, a digital wallet platform enabling merchants to use credits for transactions, has raised $5.8 million to support the "agent-native economy." The funding highlights growing investor interest in fintech solutions that leverage AI-powered agents to streamline and automate digital payments, signaling further integration of AI into financial services.

Lava is a digital wallet that lets merchants use credits to facilitate transactions.
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