Visa, Mastercard, and Ant International are jointly developing a 'Know Your Agent' (KYA) interoperability framework to streamline AI agent onboarding and identification across payment networks and digital platforms. This collaboration aims to reduce integration complexity and costs while ensuring secure, trusted transactions as AI agents increasingly handle consumer purchases. By 2030, AI agents are expected to manage $3 trillion to $5 trillion in global consumer commerce, making this framework crucial for trust and risk management. The companies will align their existing protocols to create common standards, enhancing efficiency and security in agentic payment transactions.
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