Visa Agentic Ready
Visa's program to prepare issuers, merchants and partners for payments made by AI agents. Launched in Europe in March 2026 with 21 named early issuing partners; by July 2026 Visa reported live agent-executed transactions with over 30 European issuers.
Which banks and processors use Visa Agentic Ready? See banks in agent payments →Documented relationships · 5
Barclays completed an agent-initiated card payment as the issuing bank via Visa Agentic Ready (live transactions at participating merchants, 2026-07-02).
Evidence ↗HSBC UK completed an agent-initiated card payment as the issuing bank via Visa Agentic Ready (live transactions at participating merchants, 2026-07-02).
Evidence ↗Lloyds Banking Group completed an agent-initiated card payment as the issuing bank via Visa Agentic Ready (live transactions at participating merchants, 2026-07-02).
Evidence ↗NatWest completed an agent-initiated card payment as the issuing bank via Visa Agentic Ready (live transactions at participating merchants, 2026-07-02).
Evidence ↗Banco Santander is a named issuing participant in Visa Agentic Ready (2026-03-17).
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