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Six banks publish agentic commerce principles as fintechs move faster

A consortium of major banks released voluntary guidelines on AI-driven payments, but competitors are already deploying the technology with their own standards.

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What to know

  • Six major banks published voluntary principles for agentic commerce on Sept. 23, emphasizing transparency, safety, privacy, choice, and interoperability—but the standards are non-binding with no implementation timeline.
  • Payment companies and fintechs have already deployed agentic features and established competing protocols, including Google's Agent Payments Protocol (50+ companies) and OpenAI-Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol.
  • Analysts view the bank consortium's move as a governance signal rather than a competitive game-changer, while industry experts warn banks risk losing customers to faster-moving AI-powered competitors.

Mark Monaco Bank of America head of global payments solutionsRichard Crone CEO, Crone ConsultingBank of America Consortium memberCapital One Consortium memberING Group Consortium memberGoogle Protocol developer

Six banks publish agentic commerce principles as fintechs move faster
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    Expert warns banks risk losing customers to faster-moving competitors

    Richard Crone, CEO of Crone Consulting, argued that payment companies and fintechs are moving faster than banks can standardize, putting financial institutions at risk of losing customers to competitors and LLMs controlling payment discovery and selection.

    “The market is racing faster than a white paper can chase: banks risk losing customers not only to AI, but to competitors and [large language models] using AI to control discovery, payment selection and account opening.”
    — Richard Crone
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/3269050/ Are banks falling behind on agentic commerce standards? # AgenticAI # AgenticArtificialIntelligence # AgenticCommerce # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # BankOfAmerica # CapitalOne # NewsSignals # Payments # PSOContent

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  2. background

    Analysts assess banks' principles as governance signal without competitive impact — KeyBanc analysts characterized the bank consortium's principles as a voluntary, non-binding assertion of governance voice rather than an actionable competitive change, noting the paper contains no fee, interchange, routing content, or implementation timeline.

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    Six banks publish agentic commerce principles paper

    ASB Bank, Bank of America, Capital One, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, ING Group, and NatWest jointly published a paper outlining five principles for agentic commerce development: transparency, safety, privacy and data, choice, and interoperability.

    “As agentic commerce continues to evolve, establishing trust and confidence across the ecosystem will be critical to its long-term success.”
    — Mark Monaco
    1. 1 outlet Are banks falling behind on agentic commerce standards?

      first by American Banker, 3d ago

  4. background

    Google launches Agent Payments Protocol with 50+ companies — Google released its Agent Payments Protocol in September 2025 with more than 50 participating companies, beginning the market's rapid shift toward agentic commerce frameworks.