Stripe describes Machine Payments Protocol as an ‘internet-native way for agents to pay’.

It has been decided by Big Tech bigwigs that consumers will be using AI to shop online, despite online shopper sentiment reflecting some level of apprehension.

McKinsey has found that most European consumers already use AI to help shape their purchase decisions, but not at checkout, where money passes hands. Though it noted that that sentiment could change, and fast.

McKinsey also found that by 2030, agentic commerce could orchestrate up to $5trn globally. But Morgan Stanley noted that that only 1pc of shoppers currently choose the agentic route, leaving much to speculation and a hope that consumers will let…