Ant International, Visa, Mastercard Launch AI Agent ID Framework
Ant International, Visa and Mastercard launch Know-Your-Agent (KYA), a plan to let card networks and wallets recognize each other's certified AI agents.
Payments News and Analysis
5 verified stories covering Payments, product updates and industry developments.
WeChat Pay Gives AI Agents Their Own Card, Unlocks 700 Paid Skills
WeChat Pay's AI-only card now works with DeepSeek Harness and OpenClaw, letting agents pay for 700+ Skillhub skills from a capped, isolated balance.
Stripe to Acquire OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion
Stripe is buying AI model router OpenRouter in a deal reported at more than $7 billion, folding model selection into payment settlement just three months after a $1.3 billion valuation.
Mastercard lets AI agents pay other machines
Mastercard lets AI agents pay other machines.
Visa plugs payments into ChatGPT agents
Visa and OpenAI plan to let AI agents shop and pay through tokenized Visa credentials under user-set limits and approval rules.