Visa and OpenAI are partnering to help developers and merchants accept Visa payments that are initiated by artificial intelligence agents. Visa says the collaboration is intended to enable secure payments across OpenAI, using Visa’s global payment network, credentialing capabilities, and security infrastructure to support “agentic commerce” for consumers and businesses. The initiative is described as part of broader efforts by Visa to prepare for commerce that is faster, more automated, and more intelligent.
Separately, Visa also announces additional AI, stablecoin, and token initiatives as part of its activities at the Visa Payments Forum 2026. Visa frames these programs as tools designed to help clients unlock a new generation of commerce. While the provided coverage centers on the Visa–OpenAI partnership for AI-initiated transactions, it also links the effort to Visa’s wider exploration of stablecoin and token-related capabilities. The common thread across the reports is Visa’s focus on using technology and infrastructure to support automated transactions initiated by AI agents, with security and network access positioned as key components.
