·5 min read
Field Notes from Stripe Sessions
What a day at Stripe Sessions revealed about agentic commerce, stablecoin rails, and Stripe's position in the next phase of payments.
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Insights on agentic payments, commerce, and stablecoins
·2 min read
This Week at Conto: Conto Pay, End to End Hosted Agentic Payments
Weekly release notes covering Conto Pay chat actions, a more complete hosted payments experience, and expanded stablecoin coverage.
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·2 min read
This Week at Conto: Assistant Upgrades, Tighter Controls, Cleaner Operations
Weekly release notes covering AI assistant improvements, authentication and audit hardening, admin tooling, and developer docs.
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·4 min read
Conto for OpenClaw: The Spend Management Layer Your Agents Need
Conto adds policy enforcement to every payment your OpenClaw agent makes. Per-transaction limits, daily budgets, category restrictions, approval workflows, and 40+ other rule types. One API call, every policy evaluated.
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·4 min read
Adding Spending Policies to Any OpenClaw Agent
The Conto skill for OpenClaw checks every payment against 40+ policy rules before money leaves the wallet. Here's how to set it up.
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·4 min read
Conto for Hermes: Policy Enforcement for Nous Research Agents
Conto adds spending policy controls to every payment your Hermes agent makes. Per-transaction limits, daily budgets, category restrictions, approval workflows, and 40+ other rule types. One API call, every policy evaluated.
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·3 min read
Conto Integrates Fairscale for Solana Wallet Reputation
Why onchain reputation matters for agentic payments
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·4 min read
MPP: Session-Based Payments for Agents on Tempo
MPP (Machine Payment Protocol) lets agents open payment sessions with a deposit, make multiple requests against it, and settle once on close. Here's how session-based payments work with Conto's policy engine.
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·3 min read
x402: How Agents Pay for APIs with HTTP
The x402 protocol turns HTTP 402 into a real payment flow. Here's how it works with Conto and why it matters for agentic commerce.
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·4 min read
Five Layers of Security for Agents That Spend Money
A defense-in-depth policy strategy for AI agents handling real money. Spending limits, counterparty controls, time windows, micropayment guardrails, and real-time alerts, configured through Conto's policy engine.
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·3 min read
How to Test Agent Payments Without Losing Real Money
Tempo Testnet, policy simulation, and five test scenarios that prove your agent's spending controls work before production.
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·3 min read
Zero to First Agent Payment in 5 Minutes
Set up an AI agent with Conto and execute your first policy-checked onchain payment in four steps. Create a wallet, connect your agent, generate an SDK key, and pay with full spending controls from day one.
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·4 min read
Agentic Payments Are the Wild West
Agents are spending money without controls, limits, or governance. Enterprises need a control layer to move agentic payments from experimentation to production.
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·5 min read
The Enterprise is the Biggest Opportunity for Agentic Payments
The largest opportunity for agentic payments isn't consumer commerce — it's the enterprise. Companies deploying AI agents need financial infrastructure designed for autonomous economic actors.
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