ACI Worldwide Executive to Discuss Rise of Agentic Commerce at MIT Conference

Philip Bruno to explore how AI-driven autonomous commerce will transform payments and identity at MIT Sloan Fintech Conference.

Feb. 26, 2026 at 12:31am

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ACI Worldwide, a global payments technology company, announced that its chief strategy and growth officer Philip Bruno will speak on the 'Agentic Commerce: When AI Starts Buying' panel at the upcoming MIT Sloan Fintech Conference. The session will examine how the rise of AI agents making autonomous purchasing decisions will impact commerce, identity, and payments.

Why it matters

As AI becomes an active participant in commerce, the ability to embed secure, intelligent wallet experiences directly into the merchant journey will be a key competitive advantage. The panel will explore how this shift places payments infrastructure and digital wallets at the center of agentic commerce.

The details

Bruno will discuss how agentic commerce requires three key elements: permission that can be verified, identity that persists across the entire transaction, and evidence that ensures a fair outcome when something goes wrong. The panel will also cover what's working now (zero-click purchasing, interoperable wallet protocols), what's overhyped (standalone bots, voice-only interfaces), and what's next (the battle for control of the consumer's primary AI agent).

  • The MIT Sloan Fintech Conference will take place on Friday, February 20, 2026 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The players

Philip Bruno

Chief strategy and growth officer at ACI Worldwide, an original innovator in global payments technology.

ACI Worldwide

A global payments technology company that delivers software solutions to power intelligent payments orchestration for banks, billers, and merchants.

MIT Sloan Fintech Conference

One of the world's largest student-run fintech gatherings, convening industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and students.

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What they’re saying

“As AI becomes an active participant in commerce, the winners will be the companies that embed secure, intelligent wallet experiences directly into the merchant journey.”

— Philip Bruno, Chief strategy and growth officer

The takeaway

The rise of agentic commerce, where AI agents autonomously make purchasing decisions, will require payments infrastructure and digital wallets to evolve to ensure trust, identity, and fairness. Companies that can seamlessly integrate these capabilities into the merchant experience will have a competitive advantage in this new era of automated commerce.