Agentic payments terms in the payments glossary
Agentic payments terms, each a short page that opens with the answer.
Agentic payments
Payments initiated by AI agents rather than people: screened, bounded, and documented so software can move real money a compliance team can defend.
Agent compliance
The controls that keep AI-agent payments inside a compliance program: a verified principal, screening on every instruction, and a record for every transfer.
Agent spending limits
Caps on what an AI agent may pay, per transaction, per day, or per month, enforced by the network in the same transaction that moves the money.
Human-in-the-loop approval
A control that holds an automated payment until a named person reviews it, the escalation path when an agent’s instruction trips screening or monitoring.
Model Context Protocol
An open standard that lets AI agents and assistants connect to external tools and data, including payment APIs, through one common interface.
Agent authorization
The scoped, revocable grant that lets an AI agent act on a person’s or business’s money, defining what it may do and how much it may move.
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