Tag: Agentic AI

Explore the rise of agentic AI in payments and banking—covering autonomous decision-making, fraud detection, customer service automation, risk modeling, and how intelligent agents are transforming financial operations and user interactions.

Synchrony Brings OpenAI into Customer Experience, Agentic Commerce

by Wesley Grant

August 18, 2026

Synchrony may be best known for its credit card partnerships with major retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, and Lowe’s, but ...

Visa Acquires BioCatch as AI Reshapes Payment Fraud

by Tom Nawrocki

August 6, 2026

Visa’s $2.4 billion acquisition of fintech BioCatch signals a major shift in the fight against payment fraud. As AI makes ...

The Rise of Programmatic Payments and the New Compliance Challenge

by PaymentsJournal

August 6, 2026

A payment used to begin with a person making a decision: swiping a card, approving a transfer, or authorizing a ...

Anthropic’s Mythos Test Raises New Concerns About Social Engineering

by Wesley Grant

August 5, 2026

A recent test of Anthropic’s Mythos model has raised a question for the cybersecurity industry—as AI systems become more capable, ...

AI Agent Completes B2B Supplier Payment in Visa and LianLian Trial

by Wesley Grant

July 24, 2026

The first live B2B agentic transaction in Greater China shows how AI agents are beginning to move from administrative tools ...

Industry-Backed x402 Foundation Is Aimed at Agentic Commerce Gaps

by Wesley Grant

July 17, 2026

The Linux Foundation is launching the x402 Foundation, a new industry initiative that will oversee an open protocol designed to ...

Trust but Verify: Security in the Age of Agentic AI

by PaymentsJournal

June 29, 2026

AI agents are stepping into roles once reserved for humans—booking appointments, managing finances, and even making purchasing decisions. As these ...