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June 9, 2026

Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs

Meet the companies laying the groundwork for the agentic economy

For fintech investors, AI has so far offered more promise than disruption. Regulation, compliance requirements and entrenched financial infrastructure make it difficult for new technologies to fundamentally reshape how money moves.

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Rune Bentien, Lyric Ventures
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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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