Overview
One-liner
Scoped payment credentials for AI agents
Why it's interesting
Market trends shaping Allowance
- 1Stablecoin settlement moving from crypto-native to mainstream B2B
- 2Account-to-account (Pay by Bank) gaining share from cards in checkout
- 3Embedded payments becoming table stakes for vertical SaaS
- 4Cross-border B2B the largest underserved opportunity, $250T flow
- 5Fraud and KYC tooling rebuilt for AI-generated identity attacks
- 6Card-issuing platforms consolidating; Marqeta vs. Stripe vs. challengers
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