New partnership to enable agentic commerce for local payments in Poland
PPRO is partnering with BLIK to develop agentic commerce capabilities for local payments in Poland, with the aim of connecting BLIK with the emerging agentic ecosystem. “The collaboration marks a step change in the evolution of digital payments and reflects a shared ambition to shape the future of digital commerce.” – according to the press release.
Agentic commerce is expected to become one of the fastest-growing areas of digital commerce, with AI agents projected to drive up to 15% of European e-commerce spending by 2030, and adoption expected to accelerate up to four times faster than traditional e-commerce. However, without support for local payment methods, the agentic economy risks defaulting to a card-centric payment model, limiting access to the payment methods consumers rely on and prefer across many regions. In Poland, BLIK accounts for around 71% of e-commerce transactions, demonstrating the immense importance of local payments to consumers in this market alone.
While global card schemes have native features such as tokenisation to streamline the adoption of agentic commerce, PPRO will provide the infrastructure that enables local payment schemes, merchants and PSPs to participate in the AI economy. The project with BLIK will introduce one of the world’s first local payment method implementations for agent-initiated transactions, highlighting the critical role LPMs are poised to play in the future of AI-powered commerce.
“With AI agents set to redefine how consumers discover and buy products, we are driven by this unique opportunity to shape the future of agentic commerce in local payments,” said Motie Bring, CEO at PPRO. “BLIK’s agility and market scale have allowed us to quickly build a framework for agent-initiated transactions in Poland. Through this initiative, PPRO is demonstrating how local payment methods can – and will – power the future of AI commerce.”
“Innovation has always been at the heart of BLIK’s strategy. We believe that the best way to bring meaningful payment innovations to users is by working with trusted partners and engaging with new technologies as they emerge. Our growing cooperation with PPRO is a natural reflection of this approach. We are pleased to explore how BLIK can be used within the evolving agentic commerce ecosystem and to take part in testing solutions that may shape the future of online payments,” saidMonika Król, Vice President of the Management Board at BLIK.
For PPRO, the collaboration will provide a blueprint for expanding agentic payments across additional local payment methods in Europe and Latin America. By connecting merchants to emerging AI commerce ecosystems while enabling consumers to continue paying with the local payment methods they already know and trust, PPRO aims to build a more open, interoperable and trusted future for digital commerce.
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PPRO is a leading local payments platform that helps payment service providers (PSPs) and merchants grow their businesses by letting their customers pay local. With a single connection, PPRO activates, accepts, and manages local payments, giving businesses access to consumers in some of the world’s largest ecommerce markets. Trusted for its expertise, technology, and support by world-leading brands such as Citi, PayPal, and Stripe, PPRO allows businesses to build once and connect to a global network of local payment options.
BLIK is a common standard for mobile payments. The option to use BLIK in mobile banking applications is now available to virtually every customer of domestic payment institutions offering a mobile app. The company Polish Payment Standard (PSP) is responsible for developing the system. PSP continuously enhances BLIK’s functionality to make the system as user-friendly and versatile as possible. The shareholders of PSP are Alior Bank, Millennium Bank, Erste Bank Polska, ING Bank Śląski, mBank, PKO Bank Polski, and Mastercard.
