PayPal’s Plan to Win the Agent Economy

On Ep. 7 of Agentic Commerce, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Kausik Rajgopal, EVP, Strategy, Corporate Development & Partnerships @ PayPal to discuss trust and fraud management in agentic commerce, PayPal integrations with Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:45 Trust and fraud management in agentic commerce
• 05:51 AI-driven purchase journeys during Black Friday
• 08:17 Merchants needing AI channel product discoverability
• 11:28 Payment options for AI agents including stablecoins
• 13:29 Consumer versus agent payment optimization differences
• 15:19 PayPal integrations with Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity
• 20:54 Travel and hospitality as key agentic commerce use case
• 27:31 Stablecoin use for microtransactions and real-time settlement
• 32:33 Interoperability challenges among multiple agent protocols

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

Tokenized is also presented by Mesh
As the first global crypto payments network, Mesh makes it possible for anyone — or any agent — to pay or get paid instantly, from any wallet, on any chain, anywhere in the world. Learn more at meshpay.com

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