AI won’t just change how we search, write, or automate. It could also change how we pay. Google Cloud and PayPal are pointing to a bigger shift: in a world where AI agents can make decisions, buy services, trigger subscriptions, and execute tasks on behalf of users, traditional payment rails may not be flexible enough. Why? Because autonomous agents need payments that are fast, programmable, global, and available 24/7. That’s where crypto rails and stablecoins become interesting. PayPal is already positioning PYUSD as a programmable payment layer for AI commerce. Google is also exploring agentic payment protocols with a large partner ecosystem. $PYPL $CRCL $COIN