Blockchain infrastructure firm Alchemy said AI agents with its AgentCard now have access to the Visa (V) network with full identity and payment capabilities, enabling them to make online purchases on behalf of consumers.
The integration enables 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 being adopted early, and companies like Stripe, Visa and Mastercard (MA) are driving hard into this new area, known as agent commerce. AgentCard works with agents built on models from any provider, including OpenAI or Anthropic.
“Every major data shift has produced a new kind of economic actor,” 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 access to the global economy, and AgentCard is how that starts.”
