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Rezolve AI has officially acquired Smartpay, a fintech company that processed over $1 billion in USDt payments last year. The deal, announced Tuesday, aims to strengthen Rezolve’s partnership with Tether and expand its AI-powered digital payments network across Latin America and Africa.
Smartpay, founded in 2019, enables users to make payments in stablecoins such as USDt, while merchants receive settlements in their local currency. This model combines the speed of crypto with the stability of fiat, reducing volatility and easing real-world adoption.
Rezolve AI, a publicly listed commerce platform, said Smartpay’s technology gives it a “transaction-tested foundation” to scale globally. The company plans to build a blockchain-based network that allows consumers to spend digital assets while merchants still get paid in traditional money — instantly.
Industry voices believe AI and crypto payments are the future. Recent studies by Reown and YouGov show that both technologies are becoming the main catalysts for mass crypto adoption. Even Google and Coinbase are integrating AI-driven crypto payment protocols to make transactions smarter and faster.
