Fetch.ai Unveils World’s First Ai-To-Ai Payments, Coming 2026 AllinCrypto December 19, 2025
Fetch.ai has announced a breakthrough in autonomous commerce with the launch of the world’s first AI agent-to-agent payment system.
Built as part of its ASI:One artificial intelligence platform, the new payment system will allow AI agents to not only coordinate tasks but also execute real-world payments on behalf of users, even while they’re offline.
Payments will be able to be made using traditional rails like Visa, as well as on-chain options, including stablecoins like USDC and Fetch.ai’s native FET token.
What Agentic Payments Enable
The first live demonstration of the AI payment system showcased two AIs coordinating a dinner plan, booking a reservation through OpenTable, and completing payment autonomously.
According to Fetch.ai, it’s the world’s first autonomous AI payment system capable of full financial execution, closing a gap between AI assistance and real-world action.
At the core of Fetch.ai’s system is agentic payments, where AI agents act independently within boundaries defined by users.
Through ASI:One and Fetch’s Agentverse platform, personal and business AIs can communicate, verify permissions, coordinate actions, and settle payments.
Humayun Sheikh, Fetch.ai CEO:
“By enabling AIs to transact on our behalf, we’re creating a new era where intelligent agents execute, secure, and deliver real-world value without waiting for us to intervene.”
Security and user controls are central to the design of the system, with each AI operating with a dedicated wallet and user-defined spending limits, ensuring agents can only transact within approved budgets.
For card payments, a temporary Visa can be used so sensitive card details are not exposed. On-chain payments using USDC or FET tokens can provide verifiable settlement, while optional transaction confirmations allow users to require approval before payments are actually finalized.
Why This Matters for the Fetch.ai FET Token
AI-to-AI payments may have significant implications for the FET token when it comes to use cases. As one of the native payment options within the system, FET will become a utility asset and payment token for goods.
As more personal and business AIs transact on Fetch.ai’s infrastructures, demand for on-chain settlements using FET can increase alongside overall network usage.
Did you see us out in Cambridge?
Last Friday, our @Fetch_ai Innovation Lab took ASI:One out of the lab and into the streets of Cambridge – with pizza
That’s right! With the growing popularity of ASI:One, we went out to our users to celebrate. Here’s how it went
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— Fetch.ai Innovation Lab (@fetch_ai_IL) December 17, 2025
The payment system is due to launch in January 2026. Such agentic payments lay the foundations for an AI-first economy where agents handle routine transactions on behalf of real users.
The announcement comes after tensions between Ocean Protocol and the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, which FET is a part of, led to Ocean leaving ASI in October 2025.
With a full rollout planned for January via ASI:One, Fetch.ai’s move could redefine payments and AI in the crypto industry after having already launched one of the most successful AI chat systems with ASI:One.
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