Visa and OpenAI Let AI Agents Shop on Your Behalf Using Visa’s Global Network
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Visa and OpenAI are partnering to enable AI agents to securely conduct transactions on behalf of users using Visa's payment network.Summary
Visa and OpenAI have announced a partnership to enable AI agents to perform shopping and transactions using Visa's global payment infrastructure. Supported by companies like Microsoft, IBM, and Stripe, this initiative focuses on 'agentic commerce,' where AI agents handle product discovery and purchase completion. To maintain security, Visa is providing tokenized credentials and real-time fraud monitoring, while ensuring users remain in control through defined spending limits, merchant restrictions, and manual approval requirements.
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