Can a nonhuman species pay for its own protection? In this talk we will unpack a world first: another species holding and spending money based on its AI inferred interests. Together with the Rwanda Ministries of Finance and Technology, the Rwanda Central Bank, and the Rwanda Development Board, Interspecies Money has empowered a family of Rwanda mountain gorillas to hold a secure digital identity and send mobile money payments. We believe this is the first step in a multigenerational, trillion dollar journey for many species to participate in the human market economy in order to improve their life outcomes.