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Agentic Commerce Infrastructure

VISA INC. · 2026-09-09 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42

Visa research found that only 23% of U.S. consumers trust generative AI to handle payment transactions, although confidence increases when established payments brands are involved and Visa ranked as the most trusted brand in the survey. Visa, Mastercard, and Ant International are collaborating on a Know-Your-Agent interoperability framework to identify and verify AI agents acting for consumers. The companies expect AI agents to handle approximately $3 trillion to $5 trillion of consumer commerce by 2030, indicating a potentially significant new payments channel.

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