Tether leads $15 million Series A for AI payments startup Mural
Tether backs Mural in $15 million funding round
Tether led a $15 million funding round for Mural, a New York-based company that builds payment and compliance infrastructure. The round brings Mural's total funding to $28 million, according to an emailed announcement on Tuesday.
The company said the round was a Series A, a stage of early investment in a private company. North Island Ventures and existing investors also took part.
What Mural does
- Mural was founded by former Palantir engineers.
- It gives fintechs and other platforms tools to manage accounts, payments, identity verification and regulatory compliance.
- The company says its infrastructure works across traditional banking networks and blockchains, which are shared digital ledgers that record transactions.
- Its customers include payroll platform Deel and browser developer Opera.
Tether's stated reason for the investment
Tether is a stablecoin issuer. Stablecoins are digital tokens designed to hold a steady value, usually tied to a traditional currency. The company said the investment supports its move into technology that lets AI agents handle payments.
Mural's infrastructure lets companies set transaction limits, block certain counterparties and require extra approvals for larger payments, according to the announcement. The company says this addresses questions about who authorized a payment and who is responsible when software moves money on its own.
"As agents start moving money, that connection to the banks, payment networks and compliance systems the world still runs on becomes essential," Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said in the statement.
What is confirmed
The funding amount, the lead investor, the other named participants, the total raised, Mural's location, its founders' background, its product areas and its named customers all come from the emailed announcement described in the source. Ardoino's quote is also from that statement.
What is still unclear
The source does not give the value Tether placed on Mural, the size of each investor's share, the date the deal closed, or how Mural plans to use the money.
Why this matters
The article describes the funding as part of a wider interest among financial technology companies in "agentic finance," where AI systems can start and complete transactions for people or businesses. It also notes Tether's growing interest in infrastructure beyond issuing stablecoins.
Sources
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