New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Agentic commerce is emerging as a new area of opportunity for fintech investment in the second half (H2) of 2026, as the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents to shop and make transactions on behalf of individuals and companies is expected to create demand for new financial and security solutions, according to a KPMG report.

Agentic commerce refers to the use of AI agents to carry out activities such as shopping and making transactions on behalf of people or businesses.

As this trend develops, KPMG expects investment to increase in areas that can make such transactions secure, approved and protected from potential threats.

The report said that the growth of agentic commerce is likely to drive increasi...