Every time an AI agent makes a purchase, three questions hang over the transaction. Did the consumer actually authorize this? Did the agent follow instructions exactly? And if something goes wrong, can anyone prove it? The payments, AI and merchant sectors are all looking for...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) in the service of agentic commerce searches for products, compares prices, negotiates terms and, in some cases with agents, executes transactions on behalf of individuals and businesses. Payment approvals, merchant onboarding and recurring bill pay are increasingly embedded in automated decision loops....
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February 26, 2026
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January 09, 2026
In 2026, online and digitally-influenced retail finally surpasses brick-and-mortar sales in the categories that matter most to modern retail. This moment has been years in the making, obscured less by...
January 06, 2026
Voice will finally pull agentic commerce onto the mobile phone by turning complex, desktop-only “go do this for me” prompts into natural, spoken conversations that consumers can have anywhere. The...
December 12, 2025
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March 05, 2026
Every time an AI agent makes a purchase, three questions hang over the transaction. Did the consumer actually authorize this? Did the agent follow instructions exactly? And if something goes wrong, can anyone prove it? The payments, AI and merchant sectors are all looking for universal answers to those questions. Mastercard is pitching a new […]
March 03, 2026
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February 11, 2026
Salesforce plans to strengthen its investment in Agentforce Commerce by acquiring Cimulate, a company focused on artificial intelligence-powered product discovery and agentic commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
January 27, 2026
eBay is preparing to bar third-party “buy-for-me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without consent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
