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July 30, 2026

Adyen is coming for agentic payments. Can startups keep up?

A handful of European startups specialising in agentic payments have emerged in recent years


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At the current rate of technological breakthroughs, it may become everyday practice for AI agents to search for products, negotiate purchases and complete transactions — with little human involvement. 

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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