Anchorage Digital buys B2B payments automation startup Routable for an undisclosed sum; Anchorage CEO calls it its largest acquisition by team size and revenue
THE SO WHAT
Crypto-native infra buying a mature B2B payouts automator is a bet that treasury, vendor, and contractor flows converge across fiat and digital rails — not two separate stacks. If you run payments-heavy workflows, expect your providers to start bundling on-chain settlement options directly into existing AP/AR automation rather than as a separate product.
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