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Thredd’s McCarthy Says Payments Will Govern the Agentic Enterprise

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Thredd CEO Jim McCarthy argues in a new PYMNTS eBook, "Building the Agent-Ready Payments Enterprise," that the agentic enterprise will be defined not by how much autonomy AI gets but by how well that autonomy is governed. The same eBook series highlights practical questions firms face, including which decisions AI agents may make versus which still require a human, and urges narrow mandates and explicit operating rules for agents. Contributors cited include Maverick Payments President and COO Ben Griefer and Flagright Co-Founder and CTO Madhu G. Nadig, all stressing governance, liability clarity, and safe delegation of authority in payments.

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Because companies are moving from copilots to autonomous agents, and payments teams now need rules, liability frameworks, and hiring changes to manage who makes critical calls.

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Stop celebrating agent autonomy, start hiring for who will take the blame when the agent makes the call.

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