Visa launches ‘agentic ready’ programme to support AI-driven payments

Visa has launched a new programme aimed at preparing banks and merchants for the rise of AI-driven transactions, as agentic commerce moves closer to real-world deployment.
The initiative, Visa Agentic Ready, is rolling out first across Europe, including the UK, and will focus initially on helping issuing banks test how AI agents can initiate and complete payments on behalf of consumers.
The programme builds on Visa’s wider Intelligent Commerce strategy and reflects growing momentum behind