Question 1

Which banks signed the agentic commerce principles?

Accepted Answer

NatWest Group, Bank of America, Capital One, ING Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and ASB Bank co-authored the principles.

Question 2

What are the banks actually asking policymakers to do?

Accepted Answer

They plan to discuss voluntary principles led by disclosure whenever an AI agent helps make a transaction.

Question 3

Why are banks worried about AI shopping agents?

Accepted Answer

Consumers are unclear if AI agents will act in their interests, the paper said, and fear losing money to scams and fraud.

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