Payment Firms Visa, Mastercard and Ant International Team up on AI Agent Trust Framework
The framework aims to verify trusted AI agents and could support commerce projected at $3 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030, the companies said.
- On Thursday, Ant International, Visa, and Mastercard announced a partnership to develop a common standard for AI agent payments, streamlining how these automated systems execute secure transactions for consumers and businesses globally.
- McKinsey projections expect AI agents will handle $3 trillion to $5 trillion of global consumer commerce by 2030, necessitating a unified approach as these systems evolve from recommendations to completing direct purchases.
- Building on existing protocols including Visa's Trusted Agent Protocol, Mastercard Verifiable Intent, and Ant International's Agentic Mobile Protocol, the framework fosters interoperability so merchants recognize trusted agents across payment ecosystems.
- "Interoperability across Know-Your-Agent frameworks is essential," said Pablo Fourez, Mastercard Chief Digital Officer. The firms will collaborate through BuildFin.ai, convened by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
- "Trust is the foundation of the AI transformation," said Jiang-Ming Yang, Ant International Chief Innovation Officer, emphasizing the collaboration addresses safety concerns as AI agents handle consumer transactions directly.
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Ant International, Mastercard and Visa Initiate Collaboration on Know-Your-Agent Interoperability to Scale Agentic Commerce
SHANGHAI & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 9, 2026-
Mastercard, Visa and Ant International Move to Make AI Agent Payments Safer
Mastercard, Visa and Ant International want to make payments safer when AI agents shop for consumers. The companies are exploring an interoperable Know-Your-Agent framework to help payment networks, digital wallets, agent platforms and marketplaces identify AI agents and who operates them. Each network would retain its own verification and decision-making processes. As AI agents move [...]
Ant International, Visa and Mastercard team up on AI payment standard
MasterCard and Visa cards are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on March 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Fintech company Ant International announced Thursday it has signed on Visa and Mastercard to collaborate on a new standard for payments made via AI agents, in a bet that they will
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