Source Context & Analysis

Projects agent-mediated commerce at $3-5T by 2030. Payment: Open Banking / wallets. Identity: OAuth2/VTS. Disputes: unclear liability.

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McKinsey$3-5Tmicro-auctions

Category A: Agent-Assisted Human Commerce

The agent buys for a human using human payment rails. The human is the economic actor.

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