Glossary
Key terms and definitions
Last updated March 27, 2026
Agent Payment Infrastructure
Agent payment infrastructure refers to the payment rails, APIs, and protocols that enable AI agents to securely authorize and process financial transactions on behalf of users.
Agentic Commerce
Agentic commerce is a new shopping paradigm where AI agents autonomously discover, evaluate, compare, and purchase products on behalf of consumers and businesses, replacing manual browsing and checkout with intelligent automation.
AI Product Discovery
AI product discovery refers to the use of artificial intelligence to help shoppers find relevant products through personalized recommendations, visual search, natural language queries, and intelligent product matching.
AI Shopping Agent
An AI shopping agent is a software application powered by artificial intelligence that helps consumers find, compare, and purchase products through conversational interfaces, personalized recommendations, and automated product research.
Autonomous Purchasing
Autonomous purchasing is the capability of AI agents to independently complete buying transactions on behalf of users, including product selection, price negotiation, payment processing, and order management.
Checkout Optimization
Checkout optimization uses AI and automation to reduce cart abandonment, streamline the purchase process, increase conversion rates, and maximize average order value.
Conversational Commerce
Conversational commerce is the practice of selling products and services through chat-based interfaces, including AI chatbots, messaging apps, and voice assistants.
Headless Commerce
Headless commerce is an ecommerce architecture where the frontend presentation layer is decoupled from the backend commerce engine, connected only through APIs.
Procurement Automation
Procurement automation uses AI agents to streamline business purchasing processes including supplier communication, purchase order management, invoice processing, and spend analysis.
Visual Search Commerce
Visual search commerce allows shoppers to search for products by uploading images instead of typing text queries, using computer vision AI to find matching products.