The rise of agentic commerce: Trust, payments and the future of buying

The future of commerce is already changing, and it’s not waiting for small businesses to catch up. As AI moves from assistant to agent, the way customers discover, decide and buy is being rewritten. This panel explores the building blocks for next stage of growth: agentic commerce, biometric security and smarter payments. Mastercard joins leading voices in banking, retail and innovation to unpack what this shift means for businesses of all sizes and stages. One thing is certain: in the age of agentic commerce, the only way to scale is at the speed of trust.