Blockchain infrastructure company Alchemy said AI agents with its AgentCard now have access to the Visa (V) network with full identity and payment capabilities, allowing them to make online purchases on behalf of consumers.
The integration allows AgentCard, a virtual ID and spending card for AI agents, to access Visa Intelligent Commerce to book a vacation, order groceries or renew a subscription, for example, without the consumer ever touching a payment screen.
Agent-native payment protocols are on the path to adoption, with companies like Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard (MA) jumping into this new area, known as agent commerce. AgentCard works with agents built on templates from any vendor, including OpenAI or Anthropic.
“Every major IT change has produced a new type of economic player,” Nikil Viswanathan, co-founder and CEO of Alchemy, said in a statement. “The Internet created online businesses. Mobile created the app economy. AI agents are next, and they need to be able to access the global economy, and AgentCard is how that starts.”
