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Retailers Rewire Payment Systems for Agentic Commerce
Original: How Retailers Are Rewiring Payment Rails For Agentic Commerce
Retailers are reworking their payment infrastructure to accommodate agentic commerce, in which AI agents rather than human shoppers initiate and complete purchases. The shift raises questions about authentication, fraud prevention and how merchants verify transactions made on a customer's behalf. Industry observers say payment rails built for human checkout are poorly suited to machine-initiated buying, prompting retailers to explore new authorization and trust frameworks.
Why now: AI shopping agents are moving from concept to deployment, forcing retailers and payment providers to rethink transaction infrastructure now.
retailerspayment providersagentic commerceForbes
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