ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/perplexity-ai” target=”_blank”>Perplexity AI said on Wednesday it had partnered with payments firm ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/paypal” target=”_blank”>PayPal to enable direct purchases within its chat interface.
The deal will strengthen Perplexity’s ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/agentic-commerce” target=”_blank”>agentic commerce offering, a rapidly growing trend where AI agents not only help consumers with shopping but also handle transactions for them.
Through the partnership, users will be able to check out instantly with PayPal or ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/venmo” target=”_blank”>Venmo when they ask Perplexity Pro to find products, book travel or buy tickets, starting this summer in the United States.
The entire process, from payment to…
