AI agent payments debate: experts say agents need verifiable mandates, not credential sharing

AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-23

In a debate on AI agent payment permissions, developer marekkriz agreed with David Sacks that current approaches are mostly credential sharing. He notes PSD2 largely solved 'almost this' in 2019 by requiring third parties to identify themselves, and argues agents need that plus a verifiable mandate — promising a deeper write-up soon.

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