In the last couple of weeks we had a lot of announcements around enabling payment for agents. The po
written by Stefan Christoph
- One minute readIn the last couple of weeks we had a lot of announcements around enabling payment for agents — for example Google’s Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), announced on September 16, 2025 with 60+ payments partners, which lets agents initiate payments under user-signed mandates. The pocket money moment for AI Agents. But how are agents doing right now in a virtual grocery store?
Super insights by Thorben. I love the level of details. I found in particular interesting if and how product recommendations can influence shopping agents.
As I mentioned before, I’m currently thinking and composing my thoughts around advertising in the age of AI Agents. So maybe recommendations for agents can be seen as some sort of monetization options. More about this in my upcoming blog post!
And now have a good read!
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