On October 29, 2026, financial infrastructure company Natural announced the general availability of Direct, a new tool enabling AI agents to select payment rails.
Payment Rail Options for AI Agents
With Direct, a business agents can pay vendors, contractors, and other counterparties from the same Natural wallet they already use. The agent picks the payment rail at runtime based on the recipient, speed, and cost, while existing business controls and limits apply.
The tool supports ACH, wire, and realtime payments over RTP and FedNow. According to the company, mailed paper checks and international wires are coming soon.
Leadership Perspective
Agents are becoming an integral part of commerce, but payments beyond cards remain a critical gap, said Kahlil Lalji, CEO and Co-founder of Natural. Direct closes that gap, giving agents the ability to decide who to pay, when to pay, and which payment rail to use, all programmatically at runtime.
Key facts and where they come from
- Natural announced the general availability of Direct on October 29, 2026.
Natural, the company building the foundational financial stack for AI agents1, today announced the general availability of Direct.
- Kahlil Lalji serves as the CEO and Co-founder of Natural.
said Kahlil Lalji, CEO and Co-founder of Natural.
- Natural has raised over $40 million from multiple investors.
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.
