agentic commerce

AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt

AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt
AI Agents Start Shopping and Payments Firms Adapt
February 26, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With FIS’ Mladen Vladic Innovation in payments has historically followed a bottom-up adoption curve. Niche players test, incumbents wait,...

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Google Introduces WebMCP to Give Browser Access for AI Agents
Google Introduces WebMCP to Give Browser Access for AI Agents
February 20, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Google is taking a step toward formalizing how artificial intelligence (AI) agents interact with the web, introducing WebMCP as an early preview feature inside Chrome....

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Agentic Commerce Shifts B2B Marketplaces From Intermediaries to Infrastructure
Agentic Commerce Shifts B2B Marketplaces From Intermediaries to Infrastructure
February 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

The velocity of change in B2B eCommerce isn’t just moving the goalposts. It’s creating a whole new ballgame. While B2B commerce leaders have for years...

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Salesforce Advances AI Expansion With Cimulate Deal
Salesforce Advances AI Expansion With Cimulate Deal
February 11, 2026  |  Partnerships

Salesforce plans to strengthen its investment in Agentforce Commerce by acquiring Cimulate, a company focused on artificial intelligence-powered product discovery and agentic commerce. The company...

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Visa Credentials Soar as Payments Hyperscaler Eyes Agentic Commerce
Visa Credentials Soar as Payments Hyperscaler Eyes Agentic Commerce
January 29, 2026  |  Earnings

Visa entered fiscal 2026 with ample evidence that credentials, and not just cards, now anchor its global payments architecture. Management commentary spanned agentic commerce, stablecoins,...

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eBay Blocks Use of AI ‘Buy-For-Me’ Agents
eBay Blocks Use of AI ‘Buy-For-Me’ Agents
January 27, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

eBay is preparing to bar third-party “buy-for-me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without consent. The ban is part of a recent...

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Mastercard Expands Startup Engagement Program to Include Agentic Commerce
Mastercard Expands Startup Engagement Program to Include Agentic Commerce
January 20, 2026  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has expanded its startup engagement program Start Path to include agentic commerce and services. This new part of the program will focus on agent platforms...

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Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
Agentic Commerce Finds Traction in B2B Payments
January 19, 2026  |  B2B Payments

Payment innovations typically start by doing their best to answer three key questions. Can money move faster, more cheaply, with fewer human touches? The rise...

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