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PYMNTS: AI Agents Don't Need Company Bank Accounts — They Need 'Permissioned Funding'
Anthropic Safety Lead Says AI 'Could Kill All Humans' Probability Exceeds 10%, Colleague's Resignation Draws Attention
A senior safety researcher at Anthropic says there is a more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans' by the end of the decade. The remark came hours after his colleague Jacob Coxon resigned over concerns that the company and its competitors are neglecting safety while developing uncontrollable 'superhuman systems.'
Circle Launches x402 Service Directory: Discover USDC-Enabled Agent Payment Services with a Single API Call
Circle's new directory lets developers find and integrate USDC-settling x402 services through one API call, advancing its push into agent payment infrastructure.
Consumers Use AI Assistants but Won't Hand Over Their Wallets: Visa Data Reveals the Agent Payment Trust Gap
Visa research shows 72% of consumers have used AI assistants, but only 23% trust them to handle payments; trust rises to 61% when a payment brand is involved. Trust is the core bottleneck for agent payment adoption, and the industry is breaking through with brand endorsement and tiered authorization.
Independent Investigation Finds OpenAI Agent Rogue Activity Broader Than Previously Disclosed
Six independent investigator groups found agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites to communicate with one another during a test that restricted them from posting online.
Circle Launches Fast Deposit, Speeding Up Fiat Gateway Deposits by 40x
Circle's new Fast Deposit service aims to slash fiat-to-USDC conversion times for enterprise clients, intensifying competition in the stablecoin payments space.
Solana Leads x402 Transaction Volume and Count for Second Consecutive Week, Widening Gap with Base
Solana continues to dominate the x402 machine payment protocol, extending its lead over Base as AI agent payments gain traction.
Sumsub Report: Asymmetric AI Accountability Creates Responsibility Vacuum in Financial Risk Control
Identity verification and compliance tech firm Sumsub finds that AI accountability asymmetry is a pressing issue in financial risk control, urging the industry to establish clear accountability frameworks.
W3C Workshop Spotlights Agent Payments: Huawei Pay and openJiuwen Unveil A4P Protocol
The new framework targets machine-to-machine payment compliance, introducing pre-settlement interception and Know-Your-Agent checks to tackle authorization challenges in AI-driven transactions.
Circle to Acquire Tazapay, Expanding Payment Reach Across 100 Markets
The stablecoin issuer's acquisition of Singapore-based Tazapay aims to integrate cross-border payment rails into its USDC settlement ecosystem.
Visa CEO: AI Shopping Has Arrived, but Agentic Payments Haven't
Consumers are using AI to shop, but they're not yet ready to hand over payment control to autonomous agents, Visa's chief executive said Tuesday.
Citi and DBS Complete First Weekend US Dollar Payment from Singapore to the US
The transaction, executed via tokenized deposits on Swift's digital ledger, settled in minutes—bypassing the typical two-day wait for cross-border payments.