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Agents Can Discover Conto First

AI agents can now discover Conto, create a test-mode sandbox, inspect their setup, and try a policy-checked payment before a human claims the workspace.

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Conto Update: Conto Pay Becomes a Payments Network

What we've shipped since our last update: Conto Pay became a payments network for agents, building on Conto is more agent-friendly, new solution pages and live demos on Tempo testnet, fresh guides in the Learn section, and a preview of agentic commerce for local merchants.

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The Timeline for Agentic Payments

When will agentic payments become real? Adoption happens in phases. Here's my timeline: micropayments between agents and services today, local commerce in a year, and enterprise payments in two to three.

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Conto Monthly Update

A roundup of Conto’s refreshed brand, the Enchant beta, Stripe Sessions, and improvements to trust, identity, wallets, billing, and developer documentation.

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Field Notes from Stripe Sessions

What a day at Stripe Sessions revealed about agentic commerce, stablecoin rails, and Stripe's position in the next phase of payments.

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MPP: Session-Based Payments for Agents on Tempo

MPP (Machine Payment Protocol) lets agents open payment sessions with a deposit, make multiple requests against it, and settle once on close. Here's how session-based payments work with Conto's policy engine.

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Five Layers of Security for Agents That Spend Money

A defense-in-depth policy strategy for AI agents handling real money. Spending limits, counterparty controls, time windows, micropayment guardrails, and real-time alerts, configured through Conto's policy engine.

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Zero to First Agent Payment in 5 Minutes

Set up an AI agent with Conto and execute your first policy-checked onchain payment in four steps. Create a wallet, connect your agent, generate an SDK key, and pay with full spending controls from day one.

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Agentic Payments Are the Wild West

Agents are spending money without controls, limits, or governance. Enterprises need a control layer to move agentic payments from experimentation to production.

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