Visa, OpenAI Launch AI Agents to Pay Bills and Buy Paper Towels
V•Visa and OpenAI integrate Visa’s payment services into OpenAI’s platform to enable AI agents to autonomously complete online transactions for bill payments and everyday items. Meanwhile U.S. stock futures advanced today with Visa among the stocks in focus as investors awaited May PPI data and jobless claims.
1. AI-Powered Commerce Integration
Visa has integrated its payment services into OpenAI’s platform to enable AI agents to execute online purchases on users’ behalf, handling tasks from paying utility bills to buying everyday items like paper towels. The partnership emphasizes secure, seamless transactions and includes plans for enterprise payment applications, building on Visa’s prior collaborations with Anthropic and Microsoft while competitors explore similar AI-driven commerce solutions.
2. Visa in Market Futures Focus
U.S. stock futures advanced, with the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and Dow Jones all on the rise, as investors assessed macroeconomic indicators. Visa emerged as one of the notable stocks in focus today, with traders awaiting May producer price index data and weekly jobless claims reports to gauge the economic outlook.
