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Mastercard Sees Agentic Commerce Growth Despite Travel Headwinds
Earnings // April 30, 2026

Mastercard’s latest quarter reads less like a report on payments volume and more like a blueprint for how commerce may be conducted when software begins to transact on behalf of people. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Amazon Says Rufus Gives It an Edge in Agentic Commerce Race
Amazon // April 29, 2026

Amazon’s first-quarter earnings call sounded less like a retail update than a briefing on the next phase of cloud computing. The overwhelming majority of the discussion centered on AWS, artificial intelligence infrastructure and the chips Amazon says are now becoming a major business of their...

Visa Earnings Spotlight Agentic Commerce as Next Growth Engine
VISA // April 28, 2026

Visa’s latest earnings Tuesday (April 28) showed a company still getting plenty of lift from card spending while pushing deeper into stablecoins, blockchain and artificial intelligence-driven commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Google and Mastercard Contribute Agentic Commerce Standards to FIDO Alliance
artificial intelligence // April 28, 2026

The FIDO Alliance plans to develop standards for artificial intelligence (AI) agentic interactions and commerce that will define trusted mechanisms for how agents authenticate, act and transact on behalf of users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Agentic Commerce Forces a Rethink of Card Infrastructure

April 27, 2026
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Merchants See a Bigger AI Prize if Consumers Trust the System

April 23, 2026
Autonomous commerce is no longer a future state. It is already reshaping how consumers spend. Scaling it, new data shows, demands more than capable technology. It demands trust. Get the...

David’s Bridal Takes the One-Click Wedding to ChatGPT

April 15, 2026
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Green Dot’s Douros Says Brands May Matter Less Than Trust in AI Commerce

April 14, 2026
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Google and Mastercard Contribute Agentic Commerce Standards to FIDO Alliance

April 28, 2026
The FIDO Alliance plans to develop standards for artificial intelligence (AI) agentic interactions and commerce that will define trusted mechanisms for how agents authenticate, act and transact on behalf of users. 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 […]

Ulta Beauty Deploys Google-Powered AI Assistant and Agentic Commerce

April 22, 2026
Shoppers looking for beauty products will soon be able to get personalized assistance powered by artificial intelligence on Google surfaces and on Ulta Beauty’s digital properties. Get the Full Story...

Coinbase Opens Services Marketplace for Agentic Commerce

April 20, 2026
Coinbase has launched a marketplace designed to help developers and artificial intelligence (AI) agents discover, compare and integrate tools for autonomous commerce enabled by the x402 protocol. Get the Full Story...

Visa Deepens Blockchain Involvement With Tempo Network Validator

April 14, 2026
Visa is expanding its blockchain efforts by launching its validator node on the Tempo network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...