20 August 2026

Visa, Mastercard join AI payments industry group

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  • Visa and Mastercard joined the Agentic Payments Alliance, a new group setting standards for how AI systems handle transactions.
  • The alliance also includes Fiserv (payment processing), Circle (cryptocurrency), Solana (blockchain network), and Remitly (money transfer service).

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