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    CrossmintAgent Commerce ToolkitAgents

    Crossmint launches a toolkit for agents to pay online

    Crossmint says its live self-serve Agent Commerce Toolkit combines card vaulting, eligible network agent credentials and merchant checkout behind one integration. It offers an open-source reference app. The company claims broad card and merchant reach, but network eligibility and browser checkout failures still matter; the announcement does not prove every card or store works.

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