Getnet, SantanderAmazon’s global merchant payments platform now allows merchants to accept payments initiated by artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
Getnet said on Tuesday (June 9) that the company’s new infrastructure can handle payments initiated by merchants’ AI agents or those working through conversational platforms. press release.
Getnet’s solution is built on open standards; It is designed to be interoperable, secure, and protocol independent; It enables AI agents to connect to Getnet’s global payments infrastructure, according to the statement.
It is initially available to companies that already manage their own AI agents, and will later be expanded to enable small businesses to access agent commerce experiences without having to develop their own AI infrastructure, according to the release.
“Our goal is to provide the infrastructure that enables merchants, platforms and AI agents to operate securely, interoperably and at scale, facilitating the adoption of new AI-powered shopping experiences,” Getnet CEO. Juan Franco he said in the release.
Getnet has enabled compatibility with MasterCard payment agent The integration is expected to be completed soon Visa Smart TradeAccording to the statement.
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“As AI agents take a more active role in commerce, trust becomes the foundation of every transaction,” said Mastercard’s chief digital officer. Pablo Forez he said in the release. “Mastercard Agent Pay is designed to ensure agent-initiated payments are secure, authenticated and have verified intent, enabling partners like Getnet to innovate with confidence.”
MasterCard Santander said in March that they had completed the first comprehensive direct payment in Europe using an AI agent and that this deal represented the first direct payment in Europe. Agent payment It is carried out within a regulated banking framework.
The transaction was executed in a “controlled environment” using Mastercard Agent Pay and represents “an important milestone in the application of artificial intelligence systems capable of initiating and completing transactions on behalf of customers.”
During the same month, Visa Santander announced that they had launched Proxy trade partnership in Latin America and that they have completed a series of pilot agent commerce transactions powered by Visa Intelligent Commerce.
The pilot represents “a major breakthrough in how consumers can securely delegate shopping tasks to trusted AI agents,” the companies said.
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