Kimi, BAI and Nature Select Discuss Agent Commerce: AI Payment Growth Comes from Silicon-Based Life
At a recent discussion on the new business of AI agents, representatives from Kimi, BAI (Bertelsmann Asia Investments) and Nature Select explored payment scenarios for AI agents, arguing that the incremental growth in AI payments will come not from traditional human users' credit cards or traffic monetization, but from "silicon-based life"—machine-to-machine transactions initiated by AI agents themselves.
Kimi, BAI and Nature Select Discuss Agent Commerce: AI Payment Growth Comes from Silicon-Based Life
At a recent discussion on the new business of AI agents, representatives from Kimi, BAI (Bertelsmann Asia Investments) and Nature Select explored payment scenarios for AI agents. Participants argued that the incremental growth in AI payments will not come from traditional human users' credit cards or traffic monetization, but rather from "silicon-based life"—machine-to-machine transactions initiated by AI agents themselves.
The discussion touched on the positioning of payment infrastructure players such as Ant Group in the agent payment space. Participants observed that when AI agents begin to autonomously complete procurement, subscriptions or settlements, payment rails need to adapt to authorization and risk-control logic that operates without human intervention—a structural difference from the existing credit card system designed for humans.
According to Sina Finance, the conversation focused on the pathways to commercializing AI agents, but did not disclose specific product timelines or transaction data.
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- 2026-09-13
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