Ant Group has introduced a new overseas AI payment solution designed to bridge the gap between AI agents and global transactions. The solution allows merchants to deploy AI agents that can directly process cross-border payments, creating a seamless transactional loop. This move is expected to accelerate the "Agent Economy" by turning AI assistants into revenue-generating entities.
Revolut selected ElevenLabs Agents as a first line of voice support for UK and European customers. The rollout covers more than 4 million customers, supports 31+ languages, and reportedly reduced time to resolution by over 8x. The case highlights enterprise AI voice agents in financial services, with emphasis on latency, voice quality, compliance, orchestration control, and secure integration with existing systems.
Visa made an undisclosed investment in AI coding platform Replit and is exploring integrations with its payment products. The goal is to let developers and their AI agents accept customer payments directly inside Replit, potentially using Visa Intelligent Commerce and Trusted Agent Protocol. No joint product has been formally announced yet, while Replit is also expanding enterprise self-serve access with compliance and control features.
Robinhood says traders can create a separate account for an AI agent and fund it with a chosen amount of money. The agent will then be able to buy and sell stocks across the market. The move pushes AI agents beyond advice or research into direct financial action, with real gains and losses possible.
Robinhood will allow users to create a separate account with a pre-loaded balance that an AI agent can use to trade stocks. The limited description suggests a structure where agent activity is separated from the user’s main funds. The article does not specify supported agents, risk controls, launch timing, confirmation flows, or eligible assets.