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W3.io (W3) has launched the first control platform for agent-powered finance on the Avalanche network, already processing more than 200,000 workflows per day, the company announced April 28. The launch is backed by a strategic investment from the Avalanche Foundation, aimed at accelerating the adoption of AI-driven finance within enterprise and institutional settings.
"Agents are moving money faster than enterprise controls can follow," said Porter Stowell, CEO of W3. "We built the platform that lets finance teams keep pace without giving up oversight. One integration connects a business to every financial service on the network."
The platform is designed to close what some industry observers call the "accountability gap" in enterprise AI. As AI agents and cloud services drive a greater share of corporate spending, finance departments often only see costs after they are incurred, making budget control nearly impossible. W3's platform provides a control layer to govern these automated financial decisions, aggregating modular services like payments, custody, and compliance into unified, auditable workflows that can be deployed in a day.
"Agent-powered finance is going to be one of the most consequential shifts in how money moves," said Matias Antonio, Chief Investment Officer at the Avalanche Foundation. "We invested in W3 because they are building the control infrastructure this category needs, and we are actively connecting them to the institutions that need it most."
The problem W3 addresses is a growing pain point for enterprises. A recent Forbes Technology Council report highlighted that while AI budgets have tripled, many companies struggle to demonstrate value, with the bottleneck often being the financial infrastructure, not the AI models themselves. The report notes that by the time an invoice for AI-driven services arrives, the underlying architectural decisions are irreversible.
W3's solution is to provide financial context at the point of decision-making. By integrating with Avalanche, which has a deep ecosystem of institutional partners including BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Citi, W3 provides a framework for enterprises to build and deploy financial solutions without lengthy and costly custom development.
W3's launch on Avalanche is part of a broader industry trend where financial services and AI are converging on blockchain infrastructure. Payment giant Visa recently expanded its stablecoin settlement pilot to nine blockchains, including Avalanche, reaching an annualized settlement volume of $7 billion.
This move toward on-chain infrastructure is driven by the need for reliable, programmable, and verifiable execution for complex financial workflows. Other platforms, such as AITECH Cloud Network, are also migrating to smart contract platforms to build out infrastructure for AI agents. W3's focus on providing a control and auditing layer positions it as a critical piece of infrastructure for this emerging, agent-powered financial system.
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