Agent Payments
How machines initiate, authorize, screen and settle a payment.
Fun CEO: Standalone On/Off Ramps and Cross-Chain Bridges Will Disappear as Payments Go Invisible
Alex Fine, CEO of payment infrastructure company Fun, says crypto on/off ramps and cross-chain bridges will be embedded directly into apps—users won't need to notice them.
Visa Won't Bet on a Single Stablecoin: Multi-Chain Payments Become the Mainstream Strategy
Visa says it will support multiple stablecoins and blockchains, signaling a shift from single-asset to multi-chain settlement in cross-border payments.
Visa and Lianlian Complete First Real-Time B2B Agent Transaction: Agent Payments Enter Actual Settlement
Visa and Lianlian have completed the first real-time B2B Agent transaction through LoopXPay, marking the first time machine-initiated commercial payments settled with real funds — moving the industry from proof of concept to production.
AI Agents Learn to Pay: Agentic Finance Becomes Crypto's New Narrative
Decrypt reports that AI agents' payment capabilities are giving rise to the agentic finance narrative, with machine-to-machine payments becoming one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins.
Lianlian Partners with UnionPay: AI Agents Enter the Cross-Border Payment Execution Stage
Corpay Launches Agent Card, Enabling AI Agents with Virtual Card Payments
The new tool allows AI agents to generate single-use virtual card numbers for automated procurement and subscription payments.
Movement Recruits Industry Veterans to Bet on Emerging Markets, Agent Payment Settlement Infrastructure Accelerates
Movement announces hiring of senior experts in payments and stablecoins, accelerating stablecoin adoption in emerging markets like Africa and Southeast Asia, reflecting the underlying demand for efficient cross-border settlement in the AI Agent economy.
Mastercard Completes First AI Agent Transaction in Malaysia with CIMB and RHB in Pilot
Real-time AI agent payment pilot goes live, Mastercard Agent Pay enters production validation, and Know Your Agent (KYA) compliance shifts from optional to essential infrastructure.
Sunrate and Mastercard Release White Paper: Agentic AI Reshapes B2B Cross-Border Payments
The report outlines how AI agents are moving from decision support to autonomous execution in global B2B payments, introducing the 'Agent Pay' framework for programmable compliance and pre-settlement verification.
Coinbase Opens Enterprise Payments to AI Agents, Expanding Agent Payment Use Cases
Coinbase now allows enterprise clients to accept USDC payments initiated by AI agents via Coinbase Commerce. The move marks another milestone in machine-to-machine payments as leading platforms push toward commercial adoption.
Agent Commerce Accelerates, Reshaping the Competitive Logic of the Payments Industry
Research from Accenture, Visa, and Mastercard shows AI agents are moving beyond product search and recommendations into price comparison, payment method selection, and transaction initiation, making 'agent commerce' a new competitive variable in payments.