03 Mar 26 @ 16:11
Banco Santander and Mastercard have completed what they describe as Europe’s first live end-to-end payment initiated and executed by an artificial intelligence agent within a regulated banking framework — a... read more
18 Feb 26 @ 13:35
The race to define the next phase of digital commerce via agentic payments has moved decisively into the banking mainstream. Visa and Mastercard have enlisted leading Asia-Pacific institutions to trial... read more
24 Nov 25 @ 15:57
EMVCo is stepping up efforts to bring order and security to the fast-evolving world of agentic payments, as artificial intelligence begins to assume a more active role in how consumers... read more
14 Oct 25 @ 17:34
Klarna has announced an expansion of its long-standing collaboration with Google, becoming one of the early supporters of the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) — an open standard designed to enable... read more
03 Mar 26 @ 16:12
Nexi Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Google Cloud to develop foundational infrastructure capable of supporting agentic commerce across Europe — a move that underscores how AI is... read more
15 Dec 25 @ 16:21
The first trend in Global Payments’ 2026 Commerce and Payment Trends Report marks a decisive shift in how transactions are initiated and executed: AI is evolving from a passive recommendation... read more
13 Oct 25 @ 16:13
The payments industry is entering a new phase of transformation — one driven not by cards or mobile wallets, but by autonomous agentic commerce agents. Two of the most significant... read more
05 Mar 26 @ 13:55
Klarna and Stripe are expanding their partnership to ensure buy now, pay later (BNPL) options remain available in the emerging ecosystem of AI-driven commerce. The collaboration will allow Klarna’s flexible payment... read more
28 Oct 25 @ 10:19
Mastercard and PayPal have announced a collaboration that could define how consumers and businesses transact in the emerging world of agentic commerce. At the heart of the initiative is the... read more
01 Oct 25 @ 12:29
Agentic commerce — where autonomous AI agents transact on behalf of individuals and businesses — has taken a decisive step forward. PayOS, a payments and value-added services platform, announced it... read more
09 Sep 25 @ 13:17
Stripe has entered the blockchain arena in earnest, unveiling Tempo, a new network designed in partnership with crypto investment firm Paradigm to enable high-speed stablecoin transactions. The project, incubated within... read more
30 Apr 25 @ 13:15
Last week we reported on Amazons launch of agentic AI, now Mastercard has unveiled its latest initiative to reshape the future of commerce: Agent Pay, a platform that integrates agentic... read more
02 Mar 26 @ 11:25
Three months ago, I was approached by marketing representatives of ETC Mining, who paid $2,500 in Bitcoin for native advertising placement. On the surface, the ... more
24 Feb 26 @ 12:45
After a bruising year on the public markets, PayPal has become the subject of early-stage takeover interest, underscoring how sharply sentiment has shifted arou... more
18 Feb 26 @ 13:35
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09 Mar 26 @ 14:45
SWIFT has introduced a new international payments framework aimed at significantly improving the speed, transparency and predictability of cross-border retail t... more