Natural Launches Direct Payment Solution for AI Agents
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Natural AI, Inc., a company building foundational financial infrastructure for AI agents, has launched a new service called Direct. This service allows AI agents to choose the payment rail for each transaction, ACH, wire, or real-time payments over RTP and FedNow, based on the recipient, the urgency of the payment, and the cost. With Direct, businesses can streamline their payment processes by enabling their AI agents to make payments from a single Natural wallet. The service supports a variety of payment methods, catering to different business needs. For example, vendor invoices and payroll can be sent via ACH, real estate closings can be handled by wire, and urgent payments can be made over RTP or FedNow. Even payments to suppliers with only a name and mailing address can be processed through Direct.
Kahlil Lalji, CEO and co-founder of Natural AI, Inc., emphasized the importance of this new service.
Direct integrates seamlessly with Natural's existing Pay and Request products, allowing businesses to manage all their financial transactions from a single platform. The service ensures that all controls and limits set by the business still apply, providing full observability over every transaction. Until now, the choice of payment rail was made for the agent by a person or by a router configured in advance. Direct makes it a decision the agent can make on its own at runtime.
Natural AI, Inc. has raised more than $40 million from investors including Forerunner, Human Capital, Abstract, Bridge, Brex, Mercury, Privy, Vercel, Notion, Increase, Unit, Figure, and others. The company is now making Direct available to all customers with a funded wallet.
The launch of Direct marks a significant step in Natural AI's mission to provide comprehensive financial infrastructure for AI agents. By offering a flexible and customizable payment solution, the company aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of business operations. The service is designed to meet the diverse needs of businesses, from routine payments like vendor invoices and payroll to more urgent transactions such as real estate closings and real-time payments.
Natural AI, Inc. (natural.com) is building full-stack financial infrastructure for AI agents. The company has raised more than $40 million from investors including Forerunner, Human Capital, Abstract, Bridge, Brex, Mercury, Privy, Vercel, Notion, Increase, Unit, Figure, and others.