Imagine never writing a shopping list again. By 2026, artificial intelligence agents could be browsing supermarket websites, comparing prices, and completing purchases on your behalf — all while you focus on something else entirely.
That is the promise of 'agentic commerce', a rapidly emerging trend that Mastercard says will reshape how consumers and businesses handle transactions. But there is a glaring problem: the same company's research reveals that 80% of global consumers were targeted by scam attempts in the past year alone.
