Visa Launches Agentic Ready AI Payments Program in Canada with Major Banks
V•Visa launched its Agentic Ready AI payments program in Canada with BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to test agent-initiated transactions using live cards and merchants. The program leverages Visa’s tokenization, authentication and risk management infrastructure to validate AI-driven flows and prepare issuers for secure, scalable agent-driven commerce.
1. Program Launch in Canada
Visa launched its Agentic Ready AI payments program in Canada with BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank and TD to test agent-initiated transactions using live cards and merchants in real-world settings.
2. Technology and Security Features
The initiative uses Visa’s core trust infrastructure—tokenization, identity verification, authentication and risk management—to validate payment flows such as card enrollment, tokenization and transaction authorization before scaling agent-initiated commerce.
3. Market Impact and Global Rollout
By preparing Canadian issuers for AI-driven commerce, Visa aims to strengthen its Intelligent Commerce portfolio and set the stage for broader Agentic Ready deployments across Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific later this year.
