{"id":20670,"date":"2025-09-22T06:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxmag.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=20670"},"modified":"2025-09-22T06:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:52:37","slug":"the-power-of-agentic-commerce","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/uxmag.com\/podcast\/the-power-of-agentic-commerce","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Agentic Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Global Head of AI at PayPal, Prakhar Mehrotra is looking deeply at the ways agentic AI is affecting commerce \u2014 particularly timely given PayPal and Google\u2019s recent announcement of a multiyear strategic partnership to advance various commerce solutions. He joins Josh and Robb for a layered conversation that speculates on the shape of future marketplaces, where machines are bidding and setting prices on behalf of individuals and businesses. 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