Ben Afshar

I help build payments products that drive revenue.

I lead Sephora's agentic commerce team, figuring out what AI-driven shopping actually looks like in practice. Before that I ran alt payments at Sephora — BNPL, Apple Pay, Venmo — all at scale.

Agentic Commerce @ Sephora

Now

BuildingAgentic shopping experiences at Sephora
Thinking aboutWhat agent protocols mean for commerce infrastructure
Off screenFishing whenever I can