Agentic Commerce news and trends

40 Finance and Tech Giants Unite to Standardize Agentic Payments
News // July 15, 2026

The x402 protocol, an open standard designed to support agentic payments, has a new open-governance body that includes 40 organizations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Geoswift and SKUx Debut Programmable Stablecoin Commerce Network
Cryptocurrency // June 29, 2026

Payments companies Geoswift and SKUx are teaming to launch a programmable stablecoin commerce network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Adyen on Agentic Commerce: The AI Was Never the Hard Part
Artificial Intelligence // June 29, 2026

Watch more: Monday Conversation with Adyen’s Karan Katyal Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

Why It’s Time to Know Your Agent
Artificial Intelligence // June 29, 2026

A business deploys an artificial intelligence agent to manage procurement. The agent queries suppliers, compares prices, issues purchase orders, and routes payments. The supplier on the other end has no way to verify whether the agent placing the order is legitimate, acting within authorized limits,...

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Adyen on Agentic Commerce: The AI Was Never the Hard Part

June 29, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation with Adyen’s Karan Katyal Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the […]

Why It’s Time to Know Your Agent

June 29, 2026
A business deploys an artificial intelligence agent to manage procurement. The agent queries suppliers, compares prices, issues purchase orders, and routes payments. The supplier on the other end has no...

Amazon Gives Alexa 96 Hours to Prove AI Can Sell

June 23, 2026
Amazon is putting Alexa for Shopping at the center of Prime Day, using artificial intelligence (AI) to build personalized deal guides, track prices, recommend products and place orders automatically when...

Consumers Want AI to Shop With Them, Not for Them 

June 19, 2026
Artificial intelligence has already transformed how consumers discover products, compare prices, and navigate digital commerce. But as companies race to build autonomous AI agents capable of making decisions independently, consumers...

Quick Reads
1Password and Anthropic Bring Secure Credential Access to Claude

July 16, 2026
1Password has introduced a browser integration that lets Anthropic‘s Claude access stored credentials but doesn’t share those credentials with the model, its memory or Anthropic’s systems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this […]

40 Finance and Tech Giants Unite to Standardize Agentic Payments

July 15, 2026
The x402 protocol, an open standard designed to support agentic payments, has a new open-governance body that includes 40 organizations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Geoswift and SKUx Debut Programmable Stablecoin Commerce Network

June 29, 2026
Payments companies Geoswift and SKUx are teaming to launch a programmable stablecoin commerce network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Airwallex Focuses on Agentic Commerce as Valuation Hits $11 Billion

June 25, 2026
Business payments and financial platform Airwallex has raised $320 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...