Next Up: Stores Exclusively for AI Agents?
Now that agentic AI is handling shopping on behalf of consumers, the next step may be an AI-only shopping platform. A new collaboration between Visa and startup New Gen is exploring the possibilities in that direction. New Gen has announced a platform for AI-native storefronts, enabling agentic commerce through AI-initiated transactions. In combination with Visa, […]
Fulfilling the Promise: Making Real-Time Payments a Reality
Venmo entered the mainstream sphere in 2015. At the time, there was genuine doubt that consumers would adopt a digital payment platform as their primary means of transferring money and making payments. Ten years later, Venmo hosts 92 million active users, and most people keep an average balance of more than $200 in their accounts. […]