Visa Unveils Platform Powering Autonomous AI Shopping
Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect, enabling AI agents to securely browse, select, and pay for goods across digital ecosystems.
Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect, enabling AI agents to securely browse, select, and pay for goods across digital ecosystems.
Visa and Coinbase are building rival infrastructures for AI-driven payments as autonomous agents begin executing microtransactions across the internet economy.
Visa and Stripe-owned Bridge plan to expand stablecoin-linked card programs to more than 100 countries while piloting onchain settlement with Lead Bank.
Mercuryo teams up with Visa to enable near real-time crypto-to-fiat conversion, reducing settlement times and costs for cross-border payments.
BVNK will provide stablecoin infrastructure for Visa Direct pilot programs, enabling select clients to fund and receive payouts using stablecoins across approved markets.
Spending on Visa-issued crypto cards rose sharply in 2025, driven by higher stablecoin usage and growing adoption of crypto-linked payment products.
Visa has introduced a global Stablecoins Advisory Practice to help banks, fintechs, and merchants integrate stablecoins amid rising institutional adoption and regulatory clarity.
Visa has partnered with Aquanow to expand stablecoin settlement capabilities across the CEMEA region, enabling issuers and acquirers to settle transactions using USDC for faster, lower-cost cross-border payments.