Liability looms over AI shopping
Banks and payment firms raise concerns over missing legal and liability frameworks for agentic commerce applications.
Payments Dive·28 Oct 2026
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Banks and payment firms raise concerns over missing legal and liability frameworks for agentic commerce applications.
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