AI agents making payments and the next phase of the economy

The AI agent economy is taking off. Its next phase will be massively expanded by payments between agents and between agents and humans. As AI agents grow in capabilities, individuals are delegating tasks to single agents that can perform tasks on their behalf such as research, curation, scheduling, travel planning, or email drafting. Companies are “employing” agents to perform a wide range of functions, including customer service, content creation, sales outreach, invoice tracking, and internal.