INSIGHT · GLOBAL
CFOs must define permission layers for agentic B2B automation, not just authentication
API authentication (keys, tokens, certs) can verify that a request came from an authorized system, but doesn't answer the harder question: what actions is that AI agent allowed to execute? Healthcare frameworks offer a model BFSI can adapt.
WHY IT MATTERS
As autonomous payment and settlement agents proliferate, banks need granular authorization policies (e.g., agent can approve up to $10M, escalate above); copying healthcare's consent model prevents runaway autonomous fraud.
Source: PYMNTS · 2026-09-15