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Retailers Rewire Payment Systems For Agentic Commerce
Original: How Retailers Are Rewiring Payment Rails For Agentic Commerce
Retailers are rebuilding their payment infrastructure to serve agentic commerce, where AI agents rather than human shoppers initiate and complete purchases. The shift requires new payment rails that can authenticate machine-driven transactions, handle delegated authority, and manage fraud risks when software acts on a customer's behalf. Industry coverage suggests payments providers and merchants see agent-led buying as the next major e-commerce battleground.
Why now: AI shopping agents are emerging fast, forcing retailers and payments firms to adapt their transaction infrastructure now.
Forbesretailerspayments industry
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