Visa Unveils Intelligent Commerce Connect for AI Agent Payments
Visa announced Intelligent Commerce Connect on April 9, 2026. The platform is designed to support AI-driven commerce by letting AI agents handle shopping and checkout on behalf of consumers.
How It Works
Through a single integration on the Visa Acceptance Platform, merchants can accept payments initiated by AI agents. The platform provides secure payment initiation, tokenization, spend controls, and authentication. It supports both Visa and non-Visa cards.
Merchants can make their product catalogs accessible to AI agents, including descriptions, specs, and prices. This lets consumers discover, select, and check out products entirely within an AI platform.
Agent Protocol Support
Intelligent Commerce Connect supports multiple agent communication protocols: Trusted Agent Protocol, Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), and Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).
Rollout
The platform is currently in pilot with select partners including Aldar, AWS, Diddo, Highnote, Mesh, Payabli, and Sumvin. General availability is expected by June 2026.
Why It Matters
As AI agents take on more tasks for users, payment is a critical piece that has been missing. Visa is positioning itself as the default payment layer for the agentic economy. The multi-protocol approach suggests Visa expects several competing agent standards to coexist rather than a single winner emerging.
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