Research index · September 2026
Research
The map behind the point of view on this site, and the autopsy that backs it.
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September 2026
The Agentic Commerce & Payments Landscape
What shipped, what didn't, and where the real gaps are - the five-layer stack, who pays when it goes wrong, and where the puck is going.
September 2026
Why OpenAI's Instant Checkout failed
Five months from launch to killed: the timeline, the merchant economics, and what the collapse proves about a consumer trust layer.