Autonomous agents need secure programmable payments via API

Autonomous agents need secure programmable payments via API targets a $45.0B = 200M businesses/developer orgs x $225/yr spend on agent-aware payments/infra total addressable market with low saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 35%+ (payments APIs + crypto rails + agent tooling expanding rapidly).

Key trends driving demand: Agentization of software -- autonomous LLM agents performing end-to-end tasks create demand for programmable payments.; Hybrid rails adoption -- stablecoins and open banking create cheaper, programmable rails for cross-border microtransactions.; API-first fintech -- developers expect composable SDKs for wiring payments into apps and agents, accelerating integration speed..