Agentic AI and Digital Currencies Reshape Global Payments

September 22, 2025
Global payments revenue is projected to reach $2.4 trillion by 2029, driven by agentic AI and digital currencies, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group.

Boston Consulting Group projects that global payments revenue will grow to $2.4 trillion by 2029, as stated in their 23rd annual Global Payments Report, "The Future Is (Anything but) Stable". The report highlights five key forces reshaping the payments landscape: agentic AI, digital currencies like stablecoins, fintech disruption, real-time account-to-account (A2A) systems, and cost transformation announced in a press release.

Agentic AI is expected to influence over $1 trillion in e-commerce spending, while stablecoins have reached $26 trillion in volume, though real-world payments account for only 1% of this total. Payments fintechs generated $176 billion in revenue in 2024, growing at a rate of 23% annually. Additionally, real-time A2A payment volumes increased by 40% globally in 2024.

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