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Institutions & ETFs · 1 min read

Wirex Introduces Navoka AI Payment Agent With Dedicated IBANs and Debit Cards

The service isolates agentic commerce from user accounts by issuing dedicated payment credentials, supporting fiat, stablecoins, and major crypto assets.

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At a glance Announced

What happened
Wirex launched Navoka, an autonomous AI payment agent with dedicated IBANs, debit cards, and multi-currency wallets.
Why it matters
The platform isolates automated transactions from personal banking details to solve consumer trust deficits in autonomous payments.
Who is affected
Consumers, businesses paying contractors, and developers integrating autonomous payment agents.
What's next
Expansion beyond the initial invite-only access phase and future messaging integrations with WhatsApp and iMessage.
Primary source
PR Newswire: Wirex Launches Navoka, an AI Agent That Pays From Its Own Bank Account and Card

Key points

  • Wirex launched Navoka, an AI agent featuring dedicated IBANs, debit cards, and stablecoin wallets separated from primary accounts.
  • The system enforces strict spending caps, authorized merchant parameters, and an emergency freeze switch on an isolated environment.
  • Navoka supports fiat currencies alongside USDC, EURC, BTC, ETH, and SOL, operating via Telegram, ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok.

Stablecoin infrastructure firm Wirex announced the debut of Navoka on Nov. 12, 2026, rolling out an autonomous AI payment agent provisioned with its own banking credentials, debit card, and cryptocurrency wallets 1. Announced during the Full Stack London event, the invite-only service is designed to conduct transactions independently without exposing a user's primary banking or card records 1.

Unlike traditional automation tools relying on direct access to existing personal accounts or external Web3 wallets, each Navoka instance is assigned an individual International Bank Account Number (IBAN), a dedicated debit card, and separate wallets supporting USD Coin ($USDC) and Eurite ($EURC) 1. Users can manage the agent by interacting through Telegram or integrating it directly with models including ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok, while future support is planned for WhatsApp and iMessage 1.

Governance Rules and Asset Support

The software enforces pre-programmed boundaries before authorizing transactions 1. Account holders establish merchant parameters, operational countries, daily budgets, and hard transaction limits, alongside a kill switch capable of freezing cards and clearing the agent's isolated virtual environment instantly 1. Actions falling outside these defined parameters are held until manual approval is provided 1.

Beyond fiat balances in US dollars, euros, and British pounds, the agent can trade and store digital assets including $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL, as well as execute recurring purchases of traditional and tokenized equities within prescribed caps 1. The rollout arrives amid broader enterprise experimentation in automated financial workflows, such as Ant Digital and HSBC testing AI micropayments using tokenized deposits. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $71,416 and Ethereum at $2,002. Navoka remains accessible exclusively via invitation 1.

Questions this story raises

How does Navoka protect a user's primary bank account?
Navoka provisions dedicated IBANs, cards, and wallets isolated on separate virtual machines, meaning connected AI assistants never have access to personal bank records or user card numbers.
Which assets does Navoka support?
The platform supports US dollars, euros, and British pounds, alongside digital assets including USDC, EURC, BTC, ETH, and SOL, as well as tokenized stocks.

Sources

  1. [1] Wirex Launches Navoka, an AI Agent That Pays From Its Own Bank Account and Card — PR Newswire, November 12, 2026

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