December 10, 2025
Agentic AI - Takes from MRC CEO Julie Fergerson & CMSPI's Robbie MacDiarmid
Join Merchant Risk Council's CEO Julie Fergerson and CMSPI’s Robbie MacDiarmid as they explore the rapidly evolving role of AI in eCommerce and payments.
They discuss the current state of AI across the industry, the rise of autonomous (“agentic”) AI capable of making purchases today, and what this shift means for merchants, customers, and the future of fraud prevention and payments.
Topics Covered:
• How agentic AI is already influencing real-world purchases
• The opportunities & challenges AI brings
• Security, risk, and fraud considerations in an AI-driven marketplace
• What businesses should prepare for as AI buying power accelerates
Editor's Note: Clearly, AI still has some work to do when it comes to thumbnail creation.





