Banks warn AI shopping agents outpace fraud protections
NatWest, Bank of America, and four others say AI commerce tools advance faster than consumer safeguards.
What to know
- Six major banks warn AI shopping agents pose fraud, scam, and data-privacy risks as technology advances faster than consumer protections.
- Banks propose mandatory disclosure of AI involvement in transactions, transparency in agent decision-making, and data safeguards to policymakers.
- AI agent searches are accelerating: British retailer John Lewis reports AI-originated searches rose to 2.5% of traffic from 0.3% year-over-year.
- Consumer adoption remains cautious: while 50% of Americans have completed an AI-assisted purchase, only 25% would trust AI with full shopping and payment control.
“They are not sure whether they will be protected or who they will need to go to if things go wrong.”
Bank coalition, Joint report · Channel News Asia ↗
NatWest Lead bank coalition memberBank of America Bank coalition memberOpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta Tech companies promoting AI shopping tools
John Lewis Retail adopter of AI agent commerce
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John Lewis reports sharp rise in AI agent searches
British retailer John Lewis reported that searches originating from AI agents rose to 2.5% of its total traffic from 0.3% a year earlier, demonstrating accelerating consumer adoption despite emerging security concerns.
“Consumers are unclear if AI will act in their interests.”
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Banks propose safeguards and regulatory framework
The coalition outlined proposals for policymakers including mandatory disclosure when AI agents conduct transactions, greater transparency in how agents make decisions, data protection safeguards, and interoperability between competing AI-commerce systems.
“Consumers and merchants should also be free to choose which AI-powered e-commerce services they use, while different systems should be interoperable.”
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Banks release report on AI shopping agent risks — NatWest, Bank of America, ING, Capital One, ASB Bank, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia published a report warning that AI-powered shopping agents pose risks including scams, fraud, and data-privacy breaches, with technology advancing faster than consumer protections.
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