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Public story · 2026-03-17 · source-backed

Visa Launches Agent-Initiated Payment Trials.

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Scores of UK and European banks enrolled for transactions executed autonomously by AI agents without per-transaction human authorization. Traditional financial infrastructure formally adapting to autonomous agents. Source

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