Visa has launched a new platform enabling AI agents to browse, select, and pay for goods on behalf of users, marking a push into autonomous commerce.
The system, called Intelligent Commerce Connect, is designed as a universal “on-ramp” that allows merchants and developers to integrate AI-driven payments through a single connection.
“Through a single integration via the Visa Acceptance Platform, Intelligent Commerce Connect enables secure payment initiation, tokenisation, spend controls, and authentication,”
The company said.
The platform supports both Visa and non-Visa card payments while making merchant product catalogues discoverable within AI environments, positioning it as a core infrastructure layer for agentic commerce.
The rollout comes as blockchain networks including Ethereum, Tron and Solana compete to enable similar AI-driven payment capabilities.
The system is currently in pilot testing with select partners, with a broader launch expected later in 2026 as adoption of AI shopping agents accelerates.
In a related development, AI fintech firm Nevermined integrated with Visa using Coinbase’s x402 protocol, which has processed $24 million in transaction volume over the past 30 days, enabling programmable payments between AI agents and merchants.