The $50M Agent Payment Infrastructure Race: Why Open-Source Non-Custodial Wins

Basis Theory raised $25M. Nekuda closed $12M. Skyfire pulled in $10M. Rox AI hit a $1.2B valuation. Mastercard launched Agent Suite. Lemrock AI quietly raised a pre-seed for agent payment middleware. In March 2026 alone, roughly $50M in venture capit...