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title: "AI agents are learning to spend money. Who will handle the payments?"
date: 2026-09-11
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description: "McKinsey estimates AI agents could mediate $3-5 trillion in consumer commerce by 2030. Mastercard, XDC, Coinbase, and others are building the payment systems that let software spend money without a ..."
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# AI agents are learning to spend money. Who will handle the payments?

McKinsey estimates AI agents could mediate $3-5 trillion in consumer commerce by 2030. Mastercard, XDC, Coinbase, and others are building the payment systems that let software spend money without a ...

*Published: 2026-09-11*