Identity Is the Agentic Commerce Unlock w/ Amir Sarhangi (Skyfire)

Presented by Stablecon; Powered by BVNK.In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Amir Sarhangi, CEO and co-founder of Skyfire and former Ripple VP of Product, building the identity layer that lets AI agents transact on the existing web.They unpack why payments is the easy step in agentic commerce, how Skyfire's KYA token threads the existing web security stack instead of replacing it, and why "anonymous is not a good thing" in the world of AI.Subscribe and listen to the Money Code podcast here:https://lnk.to/MoneyCodeSNChapters00:00 Access, login, checkout: the three problems agents must clear02:32 The Bose headphones demo: what actually breaks for agents06:04 KYA: binding human, agent, and enterprise into one token08:07 Three layers an agent must clear: bot detection, fraud, login10:35 "Agentic commerce has been happening. It's just been illegal."14:11 Why Skyfire pivoted from anonymous crypto payments to identity21:30 Experian's trust score: credit reporting for agents24:39 Bank logins and the enterprise access problem27:50 The Plaid analog for long-tail bank access30:30 Same KYA token, three architectures: web, MCP, agent-to-agent35:37 Three adoption phases and OpenAI's buy-button problem41:04 The white space: vertical execution layers43:37 Where to find Amir and SkyfireConnect with the Hosts & GuestChuk Okpalugo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuk-okpalugo/ | https://x.com/chuk_xyz/ | https://stablecoinblueprint.comRaj Parekh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajparekh7/ | https://x.com/rajparekh | http://monad.xyzAmir Sarhangi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asarhangi/ | https://x.com/amirsarhangi | https://x.com/trySkyfire | https://skyfire.xyzAbout StableconStablecon (https://stablecon.com/) is the premier gathering for those at the intersection of DeFi, economic policy, financial infrastructure, and institutional integration, and those reinventing global commerce. By convening the brightest minds in fintech and crypto, Stablecon provides attendees with world class thought leadership and fosters unparalleled networking and strategic collaboration across the digital payments industry. Whether you're building, advising, or navigating this new frontier, this is the room where it happens.About BVNKBVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure, helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to https://bvnk.com/ to learn more.