Rezolve Ai, an AI-powered commerce solutions provider, has announced the acquisition of Smartpay, a leading digital asset payment platform, to enhance its global payment infrastructure. The acquisition aims to accelerate the adoption of digital assets, including USDT, BTC, and ETH, for both merchants and consumers worldwide. This strategic move positions Rezolve Ai at the forefront of AI-driven commerce and digital payments. (GlobeNewswire)
Smartpay has processed over 19 million transactions totaling more than 1 billion dollars over the past year, demonstrating its robust infrastructure and growing market presence. Its operations span multiple countries in Latin America, including Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Angola. This provides Rezolve Ai with a strong foundation to expand its payment network to North America, Asia, and Europe. The platform supports seamless transactions for merchants while enabling consumers to make instant payments using digital assets. By leveraging Smartpay’s proven infrastructure, Rezolve Ai can offer faster, more secure, and scalable payment solutions to a global audience. (GlobeNewswire)
The acquisition is part of Rezolve Ai’s Multi-Asset Payment Initiative, developed in collaboration with Tether. This initiative allows merchants to accept multiple digital assets while providing consumers with real-time fiat settlement options. By integrating Smartpay’s infrastructure, Rezolve Ai enhances its ability to offer scalable, secure, and AI-driven payment solutions across the global commerce ecosystem. Analysts suggest that this acquisition could significantly accelerate the adoption of digital currencies in everyday transactions, particularly in emerging markets where mobile payments and digital wallets are increasingly popular. (Finextra)
In addition to strengthening digital payment capabilities, the acquisition supports Rezolve Ai’s Agentic Commerce vision, where AI agents autonomously assist consumers and businesses in discovering, comparing, negotiating, and executing transactions using digital assets. Smartpay’s advanced payment network provides the essential infrastructure for these AI-powered interactions, enabling faster, secure, and efficient commerce. This integration allows Rezolve Ai to develop a seamless ecosystem where consumers can pay in digital assets and merchants can receive settlement in fiat or other preferred currencies instantly.
Rocelo Lopes, founder of Smartpay, will lead Rezolve Ai’s Digital Currency Initiative and oversee the company’s global expansion strategy. Lopes has extensive experience in digital asset adoption and has collaborated with Tether on integrating stablecoins into commercial transactions. Under his leadership, Smartpay grew rapidly in Latin America and established strategic partnerships with leading financial institutions to support digital currency payments.
Rezolve Ai has previously partnered with major global players such as Microsoft, Google, and Tether to develop AI-driven commerce solutions, aiming to capture opportunities within the 30 trillion dollar global retail market. With the acquisition of Smartpay, Rezolve Ai strengthens its position as a leader in AI-enabled commerce and digital payment innovation, offering businesses and consumers new ways to interact and transact in a digital-first economy.
The acquisition also aligns with broader industry trends, as digital assets continue to gain traction in global payments. Businesses are increasingly adopting blockchain-based solutions to reduce transaction costs, improve transparency, and offer customers faster and more flexible payment options. Rezolve Ai’s move to acquire Smartpay reflects the growing importance of AI-driven platforms in managing complex payment networks and integrating multiple asset types into a seamless user experience.
Market analysts predict that Rezolve Ai’s expanded platform could significantly influence digital asset adoption in Latin America and other emerging markets. The integration of Smartpay’s network will allow more merchants to accept stablecoins and cryptocurrencies, while AI agents facilitate faster, smarter, and more personalized payment experiences. This could encourage more consumers to explore digital currencies as a viable alternative to traditional payment methods.
Looking ahead, Rezolve Ai plans to continue expanding Smartpay’s infrastructure into additional regions, including Asia-Pacific and Europe. The company will also invest in enhancing AI capabilities to optimize payment routing, fraud detection, and cross-border transactions. By combining advanced AI tools with Smartpay’s established network, Rezolve Ai aims to provide a fully automated and efficient payment ecosystem capable of supporting millions of transactions daily.
