Cequence Strengthens API & Agent Security With Partnerships

Skyfire, a payment and identity network designed for the AI agent economy, and Cequence Security have partnered to provide secure, compliant access to digital services for autonomous AI agents.

Cequence is also partnering with Inspira, a global leader in cybersecurity services, to enhance API security and bot defense worldwide.

Cequence and Skyfire partner on agent verification solution

By integrating with Skyfire, Cequence will add new capabilities, including being able to identify trusted Skyfire-verified agents. Currently, the Cequence platform distinguishes between “good” and “bad” bots, and the new integration will unlock a new level of secure, programmable access to websites, APIs, and applications in the AI agent economy. This enables new revenue streams for data service providers.

“Security should never be a barrier to business. Our mission has always been to protect the internet without slowing innovation, and that includes AI agents,” said Ameya Talwalkar, CEO of Cequence. “With Skyfire, we now have a shared framework to verify and trust additional non-human users at the edge. This unlocks a new era where businesses can safely serve AI agents the same way they serve human users, securely, seamlessly, and at scale.”

Skyfire addresses a key issue by providing agent-first infrastructure for identity and payments. The problem in question is that most digital services are still built for human interaction and thus assume a human in the loop, leaving AI agents to be blocked because they don’t have an identity or credentials. Skyfire enables AI agents to programmatically present verified credentials and payment methods, allowing access to digital services without manual account creation or pre-negotiated contracts.

From public web content to private APIs, any digital resource can be accessed by agents over secure, peer-to-peer connections, just as a human user would.

Cequence, meanwhile, will now natively support Skyfire’s identity and payment protocol, allowing security teams to recognize and authorize verified AI agents while continuing to block scraping, fraud, and abuse through malicious automation.

Cequence’s bot management and API security platform uses multi-dimensional machine learning to evaluate behavioral, contextual, and intent-based signals. This now includes Skyfire-issued identifiers, allowing businesses to trust that the agent interacting with their service is both legitimate and monetizable, resulting in compliant autonomous access, without sacrificing security.

“AI agents aren’t just scraping the surface of the web anymore. They’re transacting, subscribing, booking, and buying. But they’ve been locked out by security measures that assume every brand engagement is coming from a user who has fingers and a keyboard,” said Amir Sarhangi, CEO and co-founder of Skyfire. “Through our partnership with Cequence, we’re enabling an internet where agents are first-class participants in the digital economy, and where identity and security protocols work with them, not against them.”

The partnership addresses the inability of agents to access, pay for, and interact with the majority of valuable digital content that is behind login walls, anti-bot protections, or compliance layers —a significant gap in the emerging AI economy.

Skyfire’s protocol assigns AI agents a programmable wallet with funding sources, including cards, ACH, wire transfers, and USDC.

“Cequence is the only platform that combines deep API visibility with native enforcement, giving security teams the ability to identify abnormal behavior, understand intent, and make enforcement decisions at the edge– without modifying apps or bolting on third-party tools,” the organization said. “While others rely on JavaScript, SDKs, app modification, and generic risk scores, Cequence applies context-aware detection rooted in traffic patterns, usage flows, and machine learning that adapts with each interaction.”

Inspira and Cequence join forces to bring API-based threats into focus

Through this collaboration, Inspira and Cequence will help enterprises defend against the full spectrum of API-based threats, including automated threats that range from malicious bots to business logic abuse, while maintaining frictionless digital experiences. 

Inspira’s end-to-end cybersecurity services, encompassing advisory, transformation, and operations, as well as a range of data analytics solutions, will pair with Cequence’s Unified API Protection (UAP) platform.

“Our customers are under pressure to secure their APIs, manage risk, and meet growing compliance demands across geographies,” said Geetanjali Sethi, President – Strategy and Growth at Inspira. “By partnering with Cequence, we’re expanding our portfolio to offer API security and bot protection as a fully managed service, combining cutting-edge technology with our global expertise and 24/7 operational support.”

The UAP platform enables organizations to view their API traffic, ensure API compliance, test for security gaps, and prevent automated threats, including credential stuffing, scraping, and fake account creation. It also ensures that it doesn’t block good bots, alter development cycles, or disrupt the business or user experience.

As part of the partnership, Inspira will be augmenting its cybersecurity portfolio with industry-leading API security and bot management capabilities on the Cequence Platform. Inspira will also provide expert deployment, advisory support, ongoing monitoring, and comprehensive lifecycle threat management, helping customers adopt and operate the solution with ease. Together, the joint offering delivers a full-stack approach to API protection and bot defense, backed by Inspira’s white-glove service model and global Cyber Fusion Centers.

“This partnership is rooted in delivering real outcomes,” said Arun Gowda, VP of Business Development at Cequence Security. “With Cequence, customers already get a world-class platform to secure their APIs and defend against automated attacks. Now, paired with Inspira’s global reach and service capabilities, organizations can consume the platform as a managed service, enabling faster implementation, management, and threat monitoring.”

Skyfire has been increasing its bandwidth for partnerships in recent weeks to bolster AI agent security. Read more about Skyfire joining DataDome’s partner program to verify the identity of AI agent traffic.