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Empowering Autonomous Commerce: How PayPal's MCP Server and Agent Toolkit Are Transforming AI-Driven Workflows

Publisher IDC
Published Jun 27, 2025
Length 8 Pages
SKU # IDC20145623

Description

This IDC Market Perspective discusses how PayPal's Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and agentic toolkit are transforming AI-driven workflows. "PayPal's launch of the MCP server and Agent Toolkit signals a transformative leap from traditional, generative AI to a new era of agentic commerce — where autonomous agents can not only generate content but also execute complex, multistep commercial workflows on behalf of users and businesses. By standardizing how AI agents access PayPal's APIs and integrating support for leading large language models, PayPal is dramatically simplifying the development and deployment of AI-driven commerce solutions," said Arnal Dayaratna, research vice president, Software Development, IDC. "This approach not only lowers technical barriers for developers but also enables a broader spectrum of innovators — including ISVs, merchants, and nontraditional developers — to build intelligent, adaptive payment and commerce applications. The result is a more inclusive, scalable, and responsive digital commerce ecosystem, where AI agents can manage everything from order processing to dispute resolution and subscription management, all orchestrated through natural language and secure, standardized interfaces. PayPal's move positions the company at the forefront of agentic commerce, setting a new standard for how financial and transactional services can be embedded into the workflows of tomorrow's digital economy."

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8 Pages

Executive Snapshot

New Market Developments and Dynamics

IDC's Point Of View

From LLMs to AI Agents: Expanding Beyond Conversation

PayPal's MCP Server and Agent Toolkit: Powering the Leap from Generative AI to Agentic AI

Advancing Standardization and Simplifying AI Integration in Commerce

Enabling Developers to Explore New Value Propositions

Providing Access to Cutting-Edge LLMs via MCP for Advanced Development

Democratizing Payment Solution Development by Foregrounding Natural Language

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