Visa, Mastercard and Ant develop AI-payment standards
Visa, Mastercard and Ant International are collaborating on common standards for payments initiated by artificial-intelligence agents, including methods to verify and monitor transactions. The CNBC RSS report does not provide an implementation timetable, identify participating banks and merchants or explain how liability and customer consent will work when agents make purchases.
Why it matters
Shared rules could accelerate automated commerce while defining safeguards for identity, fraud and authorisation.
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Part of the September 10, 2026 brief.