Mastercard, Visa, Ant International Collaborate on Framework for Agentic Commerce

04:50 AM EDT, 09/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Mastercard (MA), Visa (V) and Ant International are collaborating on a Know-Your-Agent interoperability framework to simplify agent onboarding and identification across payment networks, the companies said Wednesday. The framework will seek to establish common principles for linking artificial intelligence agents to a validated operator, cardholder or business, certifying agents against security and behavioral requirements and continuously monitoring transactions, according to the companies. The approach could reduce duplicate agent identity verification and integration requirements while maintaining trust and risk controls, the companies said.