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AI agents are learning to spend money. Who will handle the payments?

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AI is already changing how people find and buy things online, comparing prices, narrowing down options, doing in seconds what used to take an afternoon of tabs open. An AI agent could find a flight that fits your schedule, for example. Giving it permission to actually buy the ticket is a more compl…

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  1. 2026-09-11 16:40 · The Next Web
    AI agents are learning to spend money. Who will handle the payments?

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