Business & Industry
Agentic Payments & AI Literacy
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A landmark edition shaping the future of finance
Event showcases production-ready AI, agentic payments, stablecoin infrastructure and strong regulator engagement — signalling that finance has moved from experimentation to real-world deployment. Money20/20 Europe 2026 marked a turning point for the global financial ecosystem. In Amsterdam, more than 7,500 attendees, 2,300 companies and 450 speakers moved the industry from exploration to execution. This year wasn’t...
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Agentic payments: the next frontier of intelligent financial infrastructure
There was a shift in the conversation around AI at Money20/20 Europe this year. We’ve moved beyond asking what AI could do, towards the question: what are we prepared to let it do? Instead of AI simply helping someone make a payment, an AI agent can decide when a payment should happen, work out the...
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Agentic commerce is outrunning the rules
Agentic commerce is moving from concept to reality. The challenge is ensuring payments infrastructure and governance can keep pace. AI agents may already be buying from UK merchants. The payments industry is still working out who is responsible when they do. Research from The Payments Association found that 58% of UK online merchants believe AI...
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Can Britain lead the world in agentic payments?
Agentic payments – where autonomous AI agents securely make transactions on behalf of users – are the new frontier of global commerce. Since the financial crisis, the UK has established itself as a global leader in financial services innovation. We have built an ecosystem that creates world-class fintech companies, attracts billions in investment, and sets...
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UK SMEs need upskilling to use available AI at an expert level
AI adoption is rising quickly among UK SMEs. However, its impact will ultimately depend on whether firms can access the skills and advice to use it well. Research from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in March shows 54% of firms now use AI, up from 35% in 2025 and 25% in 2024. Adoption is...
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Teachers reveal whether AI actually reduces their workload
Three years ago, AI was still an experiment in many UK schools. Today, it has become part of the working week. So why aren’t teachers working fewer hours? For the third consecutive year, Bett has asked UK teachers how they are using AI, how they feel about it and what impact it is having on...
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Small businesses adopt AI to manage growing workloads
Small and micro business owners, founders and directors are enthusiastic about adopting AI, but not all use it yet or to their best advantage. Small, micro and single‑person businesses are adopting AI quickly but unevenly. Their use varies from experimentation to full operational integration. Some latest figures are from 2025 and out of date: It’s...
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AI-native talent requires AI-native adoption
Different industries require different digital and AI skills. Therefore, the AI readiness gap needs nuance across the UK. Government research1 found that 43% of information and communication firms have adopted AI, compared to 12% in construction. Yet, in engineering and manufacturing, under 0.2% of job adverts last year referenced AI meaningfully. Same technology, three different...
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Why the emerging world of agentic payments is a matter of trust
Why the emerging world of agentic payments is a matter of trust Before this year’s World Cup, Dal Sahota, Global Director of Trusted Payments at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), saw an impressive agentic payments demonstration at a conference. “The scenario was finding tickets to watch England play, but only in certain cities, on certain...
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Agentic payments need regulated settlement
In agentic commerce, the real winners are those whose agentic payments are embedded within strong governance, clear accountability and resilient financial controls from day one. Artificial intelligence is moving from generating content to taking action. As agents evolve from assistants into autonomous actors that can initiate purchases, manage workflows and execute transactions, a new form...