PRE-SEED · MARCH 2026 · x402 + MPP

The Trust Layer for
AI Agent Payments

Agents earn in stablecoins. We verify identity, screen sanctions, score trust, and settle to EUR via SEPA Instant. One API, MiCA-ready.

<10s
EUR Settlement
6+
Chains
0–100
Trust Score
5
Security Layers
$3–5T
Market by 2030

THE PROBLEM

AI Agents Can't Cash Out

Every x402 agent payment project stops at "USDC in wallet." No one provides compliant fiat settlement for autonomous AI agents in Europe.

Human-required payments
Stripe, PayPal, banks all require human identity. AI agents can't onboard.
T+3 settlement
Traditional rails take days. Real-time AI operations need instant settlement.
No agent trust framework
No standard for verifying agent identity, screening risk, or scoring trustworthiness.
No EU fiat off-ramp
USDC sits in wallets. No compliant path to EUR bank accounts for agents.

THE SOLUTION

5 Shields Between an Agent and Your Bank

Every payment passes through five security layers before settlement. No shortcuts.

Verify

ERC-8004 on-chain agent identity + wallet ownership proof

Screen

Chainalysis sanctions & AML in <100ms. Source of funds analysis.

Score

Trust Score 0–100. 3rd-party attestations via InsumerAPI (32 chains).

Settle

EUR via SEPA Instant in <10s. GBP & USD coming Q2/Q3.

Comply

MiCA + VAT + Travel Rule. EU entity (Cyprus). Future-proof.


HOW IT WORKS

The x402 + MPP Payment Flow

HTTP 402 Payment Required becomes a native payment rail. Dual protocol support: x402 (Coinbase) + MPP (Stripe & Tempo). Agents pay for API calls with stablecoins automatically.

1

Agent requests API

GET /v1/market/price/btc

2

Server returns 402

Payment Required: $0.005

3

Agent pays USDC

Signed on-chain payment

4

AsterPay verifies

KYA + sanctions + settle

5

EUR in bank

SEPA Instant <10s


MARKET OPPORTUNITY

TAM · SAM · SOM

Agentic commerce is projected at $3–5 trillion by 2030 (McKinsey). AsterPay captures the settlement infrastructure layer.

Agentic Commerce TAM $3.5T
Settlement Layer SAM $35B
SOM $350M

TAM — Total Addressable Market

$3.5T

Total agentic commerce by 2030. AI agents transacting autonomously for compute, data, APIs, and services. (McKinsey, Gartner)

SAM — Serviceable Available Market

$35B

Payment settlement infrastructure layer: ~1% of transaction volume. The Stripe/Adyen equivalent for agent-to-agent commerce.

SOM — Serviceable Obtainable Market

$350M

AsterPay's realistic 5-year capture. EUR beachhead + multi-currency expansion. ~1% of SAM in the bull case.

Revenue Scenarios (2030)

Three scenarios based on market adoption, geographic expansion, and execution speed.

Base Case
$35M
Annual Revenue by 2030
GMV processed$3.5B
Take rate1.0%
Active agents5,000
GeographyEUR only
AssumptionEUR niche leader

Conservative: AsterPay dominates EU agent settlement but stays single-currency. Profitable by 2029.

Bull Case
$350M
Annual Revenue by 2030
GMV processed$35B
Take rate1.0%
Active agents50,000
GeographyEUR + GBP + USD
AssumptionMulti-currency standard

Strong execution: x402 becomes mainstream, AsterPay expands to 3 currencies and becomes the default settlement layer for EU + US agents.

Moon Case
$1.75B
Annual Revenue by 2030
GMV processed$175B
Take rate1.0%
Active agents500,000+
GeographyGlobal (10+ currencies)
AssumptionCategory winner

AsterPay becomes the global settlement standard for agentic commerce. 5% SAM capture. The "Stripe of agent payments."


BUSINESS MODEL

Simple, Scalable Transaction Fees

Three revenue streams. 90%+ gross margin. No inventory, no hardware.

0.5%

Transaction Fee

Per settlement. vs Stripe 2.9% + $0.30. 6x cheaper for merchants.

$0.004

API Pay-per-Call

x402 micropayments. No signup, no API keys. Agent pays USDC per request.

Custom

Enterprise SLA

Volume discounts, dedicated support, custom compliance policies.

Unit EconomicsValueBenchmark
Take Rate0.5–1.0%Stripe: 2.9%, Adyen: 0.3%
Gross Margin>90%Blockchain = low COGS
CAC<€500Developer self-serve, x402 discovery
LTV (est.)>€10,000Recurring transaction revenue
LTV:CAC>20:1Best-in-class SaaS benchmark

TRACTION

Early but Building Fast

Live in production. NDA with top-4 card network. Referenced in Google's A2A standard. Dual protocol (x402 + MPP).

Mutual NDA with Top-4 Card Network
Signed mutual NDA for agentic commerce collaboration. March 2026.
Catena Labs NDA + Workshop
NDA signed with AI-native bank ($18M seed, a16z & Circle co-founder). Technical workshop scheduled.
Google A2A Reference
KYA cited as production implementation in the trust.signals spec (22K+ stars repo).
x402 + MPP Dual Protocol
Listed on x402.org/ecosystem and mppscan.com. Both agent payment protocols supported natively.
5 Settlement Partners
Bridge (Stripe), Monerium (EMI), Depa Finance (VASP), Align Labs, Penning (CASP).
First Organic Payment
External AI agent found AsterPay and paid autonomously. Feb 2026.
ERC-8004 Agent #16850
Registered on-chain identity on Base Mainnet. Discoverable by any agent.
Live Products
MCP Server (npm), Python SDK (PyPI), x402 + MPP middleware, KYA API, docs.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Why AsterPay Wins

Everyone does payments. We built it specifically for AI agents — identity, trust, dual protocol (x402 + MPP), and EUR settlement in one stack.

FeatureAsterPayStripe / TempoCoinbase CDPCircle
Agent Identity (KYA)5-layerKYC/KYB onlyNot agent-nativeNot agent-native
Agent Trust Score0–100Risk scoringNot focusNot focus
Sanctions Screening<100msYesYesYes
EUR SEPA Instant<10sPayouts onlyVia exchangeVia partners
x402 ProtocolNativeMPP onlyCreatorNot supported
MPP ProtocolNativeCreatorNot supportedNot supported
MiCA + EU EntityCyprusIrelandUSA + EU subFrance
ERC-8004 Identity#16850Not focusNot focusNot focus
Agent-native SDKMCP + PythonSDK (not agent)AgentKitSDK (not agent)

ROADMAP

EUR First. Then the World.

Beachhead in EUR, then expand. Same API, new settlement partners, new currencies.

Now — Live

EUR Settlement

  • SEPA Instant via licensed partners
  • USDC, EURC, EURCV supported
  • 6 chains (Base, ETH, Solana, XRPL, Polygon, Monad)
  • MiCA-ready, Cyprus entity
Q2–Q3 2026

GBP + USD

  • GBP via Faster Payments
  • USD via ACH / Bridge
  • Same API, new off-ramp rails
  • Enterprise dashboard
Q4 2026

Scale

  • AED, BRL via Utila Link
  • ERC-8183 escrow integration
  • CFO-grade treasury tools
  • SOC 2 certification
2027

Global

  • 10+ currencies
  • INR, PHP, NGN corridors
  • White-label settlement API
  • Series A ready

LET'S TALK

Interested?

We're building the settlement standard for the $3–5T agentic economy. Starting with EUR, going global.

[email protected] @petterixai @Asterpayment asterpay.io