Visa Launches AI Payment Tools in India at Fintech Fest 2026
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Visa is rolling out security tools for AI-driven 'agentic commerce' in India, collaborating with major banks and fintechs. As Visa reports a 14% revenue rise for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, this shift aims to secure future automated transactions against rising digital threats. Visa has officially positioned itself as the security foundation for India's emerging 'agentic commerce' sector, where artificial intelligence (AI) systems act on behalf of users to execute financial transactions. At the Global Fintech Fest 2026, the company showcased new tools designed to authenticate and protect these machine-led payments, marking a significant step in how digital financial interactions are handled. As AI evolves from a simple search tool into an active assistant that can manage tasks like travel bookings and retail purchases, the need for a 'trust layer' has become critical. Visa's approach focuses on ensuring that commerce websites can identify and verify AI agents as effectively as they do human users. To support this, the company is deploying its 'Visa Intelligent Commerce' platform and 'Visa Payment Passkeys,' a system designed to replace traditional, friction-heavy passwords with biometric authentication, similar to how smartphones are unlocked. To scale these initiatives in India, Visa has secured support from several domestic players, including Federal Bank, IndusInd...
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