(12 June 2026 – United States) Visa has partnered OpenAI to enable a future where AI agents securely discover, recommend and purchase products on behalf of consumers.
Through the partnership announced at the Visa Payments Forum in San Francisco, Visa will provide its global network, credentialing capabilities and security infrastructure to support agentic commerce experiences, helping consumers and businesses interact and transact with confidence.
The collaboration is part of the broader Visa Intelligent Commerce initiative, which is focused on extending secure payment capabilities into new digital environments. Together, Visa and OpenAI will also explore a range of enterprise applications, including developer-focused experiences powered by Codex, as well as more automated and conversational workflows, as AI continues to evolve as an important interface for digital interactions.
Visa is also testing a new tool aimed at simplifying how businesses adopt AI-powered commerce, as it seeks to position its network at the centre of emerging agent-led transactions.
“AI will transform commerce more profoundly than the internet or mobile technology ever did. As AI agents become active participants in the economy, Visa’s focus is to ensure transactions are trusted, secure and seamless. That’s the infrastructure we’re building with partners like OpenAI” commented Visa Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Jack Forestell.
“Commerce is going to happen in many more places and in many more ways than it does today, and agents will play an increasingly important role in helping people complete tasks that involve money, from purchases and payments to more complex transactions. By integrating with Visa Intelligent Commerce, we’re building the infrastructure for secure, transparent, and user-controlled agentic transactions, helping people do more with AI agents while maintaining confidence that payments are being handled safely and securely” stated OpenAI Head of Partnerships, Commerce, Marco Mahrus.