AI-driven payment activity is accelerating with the AI models now powering agentic trading. Artemis data shows agentic-payment activity through protocols such as x402 and the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) has surged in recent months. The number of transactions has crossed 2 million during several periods in late August and early September. Infact, daily agentic-payment volume approached $70,000 at its peak in the period shown on Artemis’ three-month dashboard.