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Google and Solana Just Gave AI Agents a Wallet
The key stat: AI traffic to U.S. retail sites rose 393% in Q1 2026

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The Solana Foundation and Google Cloud launched Pay.sh, a new payment gateway that lets AI agents discover, access, and pay per API request using stablecoins on Solana. The system removes traditional SaaS friction like accounts, subscriptions, API keys, and billing relationships by turning a Solana wallet into both identity and payment infrastructure. Agents can now access Google Cloud services like Gemini, BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Run, alongside 50+ community APIs, paying fractions of a cent per call through standards like Coinbase’s x402 and Stripe-supported MPP. Strategically, this is one of the clearest signs yet that the agent economy is moving toward machine-native commerce rails where agents autonomously buy compute, data, and services in real time.
Gladly announced new agentic commerce capabilities that connect pre-purchase discovery, purchase support, and post-sale retention across brand-owned surfaces plus AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. The key stat: AI traffic to U.S. retail sites rose 393% in Q1 2026. Strategically, commerce agents are moving from “find me a product” to full customer-lifecycle infrastructure.
Twilio announced Agent Connect, a model-agnostic framework that connects business AI agents directly to Twilio voice and messaging channels. Companies can switch agents or models without rewiring their communications stack. Strategically, customer engagement infrastructure is being rebuilt so agents can talk, remember, and act across every channel.
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Rakuten Advertising launched Mirai, a conversational AI agent for affiliate campaign management and optimization. It is aimed at helping advertisers streamline campaign work and scale performance intelligence. Strategically, marketing operations are becoming agent-assisted, especially in fragmented channels like affiliate commerce.
Jetty raised over $2M to build infrastructure for reliable agentic AI applications. The company focuses on helping agents run end-to-end workflows, evaluate their own performance, and improve over time. Strategically, the market is recognizing that demo-ready agents are not enough; production reliability is the next infrastructure layer.
eGain launched Agentic Studio, adding multi-agent orchestration to its AI Agent platform. The system is designed to resolve customer requests end to end, including complex actions like claims, billing disputes, and service changes. Strategically, CX agents are moving from answering questions to completing business processes.
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