Visa, Mastercard, and Ant International develop KYA framework for AI agent onboarding

Visa announced a strategic partnership on September 10, 2026.

Primary

Visa

Date

September 10, 2026

Sub-sector

Regtech / KYC / AML

Establishes emerging regulatory/compliance standard for AI agents in payments. Sub-$250M fintechs building agent-based platforms or card rails integrations should track this framework definition to ensure future compliance and interoperability.

Primary company

Visa

Counterparty

Not disclosed

Amount

Not disclosed

Event date

September 10, 2026

Sub-sector

Regtech / KYC / AML

HQ

Not disclosed

Structure

Not disclosed

Source published

Not disclosed

Publisher

PYMNTS

Source: pymnts.com