Agentic payments split into commerce and services as agents start auto-spending
jeff_weinstein · x · 2026-11-13
Varun Srin lays out two emerging use cases for agentic payments, endorsed by Jeff Weinstein: commerce (buy-me-a-ticket with cards, but needing a deterministic payment handshake and flexible future auth) and services — agents autonomously spending tiny amounts at machine speed on auto-chosen services, which may matter more.
Weinstein notes the irony: people ask "would I trust an agent with my money?" while the world already spends gazillions on tokens.
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