policy regula2026-08-31 03:19:36PBOC's Lu Lei: Agent Payments Must Not Blur Responsibility BoundariesPBOC Deputy Governor Lu Lei said at the 15th China Payment and Clearing Forum that agent-based payments must not blur responsibility boundaries among consumers, institutions, and algorithmic systems. He stressed that payment is a transfer of fund ownership and requires predictable outcomes, assignable responsibility, and traceable trails. With smart agents capable of initiating or assisting transactions, existing governance rules need updates. The PBOC has guided the industry to release a self-regulatory convention on agent payment applications and called for more work on underlying protocols and technical standards.1240
Ripple2026-06-14 10:35:37Ripple Launches XRPL AI Starter Kit to Support Agent Payments With XRP and Ripple USDRipple has launched the XRPL AI Starter Kit, enabling software agents to make payments using XRP and Ripple USD while connecting AI systems such as Claude and Cursor to XRPL documentation through the XRPL Docs MCP Server.780
Agent Payment2026-06-05 07:00:50One-Year Observation on Agent Payments: The Cold Reality Behind the Hot NarrativeA year after the hype, MarsBit's hot article examines the real state of AI agent payments, highlighting the gap between narrative and reality.700
