Visa has launched Visa Agentic Ready, a global programme aimed at preparing the payments ecosystem for agent-initiated, AI-driven commerce.
The programme will first roll out in Europe, including the UK, building on Visa Intelligent Commerce, the company’s framework for enabling AI-enabled payment experiences.
Its initial phase focuses on issuer readiness, providing partners with a structured approach to test and validate transactions initiated by AI agents in controlled production environments.
Participating issuers will work with Visa and selected merchants to assess how agent-initiated payments can operate securely and at scale, while maintaining existing safeguards such as user consent and fraud controls.
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