The building blocks are finally here. π₯
Yesterday our co-founder & CEO @sjones took the stage with @Mastercard, @SeiNetwork, and @BitGo at @Techweek_π½ and made one thing clear: for the first time, the primitives for a new financial system actually exist.
Regulators have set the rules, the dollar moves on-chain as stablecoins, and blockchain makes money programmable.
That's the huge unlock for everything downstream, including AI agents π€ that can transact on your behalf. But primitives alone don't move money...
Something has to let software act on those rails safely, within limits you set and trust.
That's what we're building at Sumvin: the permission layer for agent-driven finance.
Delegated. Permissioned. Auditable.
The rails are ready. Now comes the part that actually changes how money moves. π
#AgenticFinance #DigitalAssets #NYTechWeek
Rooftop. Sunset. The sharpest people in AI and finance, all in one place. π That's how you kick off #NYTechWeek!
Real conversations. New connections. A room full of people building what's next.
Huge thank you to everyone who came out, and to @seiNetwork, @techweek_ for making it happen.
Stay tuned, big things ahead. π
Coming next week. @jayendra_jog sits down with the @Mastercard team and @Sumvin's @Sjones.
A conversation on production readiness and the trajectory of onchain financeβright ahead of the joint Sei + Mastercard whitepaper.
π NY Tech Week
ποΈ June 2
See you Tuesday.
Some of the best conversations during Consensus Miami happened far from the main stage.
Proud to have co-hosted Sunday's VIP Welcome Reception alongside @tbvxyz, @SuperteamUSA, Twism and @_thebestevent β an evening that brought together the builders, investors and operators genuinely driving the ecosystem forward, and an opportunity to share what we're building at Sumvin: the permission layer for agent-driven finance ππ»
Thank you to everyone who joined us. Looking forward to continuing these conversations beyond Miami ππ»π
a16zβs Tech Week is here π½
On Monday, June 1, weβre co-hosting a curated happy hour with @SeiNetwork β bringing together founders, investors, and operators shaping the future of tech, finance, and intelligent systems.
Rooftop views. Real conversations. Where innovation meets execution.
β¨RSVP here β https://t.co/7oRznqpNZPΒ
Full NY Tech Week calendar β https://t.co/bgeVeCvTfRΒ
#NYTechWeek @techweek_
Really proud to share this piece by our CEO @sjones on the future of agentic commerce π
The TLDR: the plumbing is nearly ready β but the merchant of the future won't be defined by protocols. They'll be defined by experiences.
Worth a read if you're building in commerce, payments, or AI π https://t.co/YNIhceUc8K
Big news in agentic commerce β and we're part of it π
Today, @Visa announced Intelligent Commerce Connect: a network-agnostic on-ramp that enables AI agents to initiate payments securely across major card networks and protocols.
Sumvin is named as one of Visa's pilot partners.
Here's why this matters π
We're building the permission layer for agent-driven finance β the infrastructure that lets AI systems act on a user's behalf within explicit, controlled boundaries.
Visa's Intelligent Commerce Connect solves the other side of that equation: once an agent is authorised to act, how does it actually pay?
The answer: a single integration across Visa, other major networks, and protocols including Trusted Agent Protocol, Machine Payments Protocol, and more β with no lock-in on token vaults.
This is infrastructure that makes agentic commerce real. Not a demo. Not a concept. A live, scalable on-ramp β and we're building on it.
Finance is moving from dashboards and apps toward systems that act on user intent. This is what that shift looks like in practice.
Read the full announcement here π https://t.co/bchahQUVUJ
Flights are cheaper on Tuesdays. Or is it Wednesdays? π€ Let Sumvin do the thinking.
It analyses the price, you set your limit, and it watches 24/7 until it's time to buy.
No refreshing. No missing the deal. βοΈβ
Every fintech of the last decade was built on the same idea: trap users, grow the moat.
That era is over.
The winners of the next one will tear walls down, not build them higher.
Read the full piece on the future of consumer finance by our Co-founder & CTO @3266miles π
https://t.co/tVdxj1CYzp
Stablecoins are no longer a side conversation β theyβre becoming core financial infrastructure.
Our CEO, @sjones shares his perspective on Mastercardβs $1.8B BVNK deal and what it means for the future of fintech π
https://t.co/XvStFb9nyh
AI agents are no longer just tools β they're becoming principals in the global payments market.
The permission layer for agent-driven finance is the infrastructure the industry now needs.
Grateful to be featured in @Forbes alongside @Stripe, @Visa and @Mastercard on this shift. π
Full article π
https://t.co/S2cFozdbGS
AI agents are already transacting. The standards, legislation, and trust infrastructure to support them are not ready.
Our co-founder @sjones has written the framework the industry needs to get this right.
Solve trust, own the decade.
https://t.co/7MAqQCJ7WK