AI agents are moving beyond answering questions to taking action, including initiating financial transactions. Unlike humans, agents have no personal stake in the outcome and bear no consequences for a poor decision. When an institutional client’s AI agent initiates a payment, how does a bank verify its identity, confirm what it is authorised to do and know when to intervene?

Featuring a client's AI agent interacting with a bank's AI agent in real time, this session explores how trust can be built into the infrastructure of autonomous transactions. From verifying identity and setting limits to preventing unauthorised actions and maintaining an auditable record, discover what is needed for banks to enable agents to transact autonomously and safely, at machine speed and without losing clear accountability or human oversight.

What if everyone had an agent working to widen their options, finding better credit, stretching their money further and unlocking services once out of reach? That is the promise of agentic commerce, but abundance won’t arrive on its own. Trust has to move at machine speed. Speakers explore how verified human identities, cryptographically bound agents and delegated permissions can make every action attributable, authorised and auditable, and how the industry can build on that foundation to deliver shared prosperity. What must we get right for agents to truly multiply human potential?

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, yet most lack access to the expertise available to larger enterprises. This session explores how AI-powered virtual CFO capabilities can help business owners manage cash flow, reduce expenses, uncover growth opportunities, and make better decisions using insights derived from trusted business, payments, and financial data.