The Rise of AI-Powered Crypto: Understanding Agentic Finance

The recent surge in AI adoption has led to the emergence of 'agentic finance', where AI agents execute financial transactions, making crypto the backbone of this machine-driven economy. In this article, Vincent Chok from First Digital explores the growth of AI agents, their use cases, and the necessary infrastructure for widespread adoption. We also pose questions to leading AI models about AI payment use cases and the steps needed for scalability. The responses highlight the potential of AI in fraud detection, intelligent payment routing, and agentic payments, as well as the gaps that need to be addressed for AI payments to scale, including standardized agent identity, governance, and high-quality real-time data infrastructure.