Agentic Commerce
Coverage of Agentic Commerce in the Nexus archive.
- Visa’s CFO downplays the importance of stablecoin and agentic commerce to the U.S. payments giant—at least in the short term
Visa's CFO Chris Suh downplays the significance of stablecoin and agentic commerce to the company's short-term growth, attributing recent revenue gains to traditional fiat transactions. While Visa has expanded stablecoin-linked card programs and tested AI-driven payments, only $7 billion of its $14 trillion annual settlements involve cryptocurrencies. CEO Ryan McInerney and Asia-Pacific head Stephen Karpin express more optimism about these innovations, highlighting potential in emerging markets and Web3.
- Does Agentic Commerce Need a Different Payment Model?
Agentic commerce requires a different payment model due to the nature of agent work, which involves multiple small transactions. Stablecoins can provide fast settlement, reduced fees, and embedded governance protocols. This is particularly useful for micropayments, where transaction fees would exceed the amount of funds transferred in legacy payment systems.
- Odd Lots: Stripe’s John Collison on Agentic Commerce (Podcast)
John Collison, co-founder of Stripe, discusses the potential impact of agentic commerce on e-commerce, where AI agents shop on behalf of consumers. This shift may require retailers to adapt their strategies. Stripe has experience with various e-commerce changes.
- Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami
Representatives from PayPal and Google spoke at Consensus Miami, discussing the future of commerce running on cryptocurrency rails. Agentic commerce is expected to utilize crypto technology. The event highlighted the potential of cryptocurrency in shaping the future of commerce.
- Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami
Agentic commerce will utilize cryptocurrency, as stated by representatives from PayPal and Google at Consensus Miami. This integration of crypto rails is expected to enhance commerce functionality. The event highlighted the potential of cryptocurrency in shaping the future of commerce.
- The age of Agentic Commerce has arrived. Consensus 2026 is where you can experience it IRL
The article announces the arrival of Agentic Commerce and highlights Consensus 2026 as the event where this new era can be experienced in real life. It positions the event as a pivotal moment for innovation in commerce.
- Coinbase-incubated x402 protocol unveils app-store for AI bots
Coinbase-incubated x402 protocol has launched an app store for AI bots. Creator Erik Reppel highlighted how agentic commerce is transforming activation costs by enabling bots to access services on a per-use basis.
- AI "agents" can do your shopping. Should you let them?
Big retailers are adopting agentic commerce using AI 'agents' to streamline shopping. However, tech experts warn consumers to be cautious about sharing sensitive financial information with these systems.