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Cloudflare Partners with Visa, Mastercard, and AmEx to Build AI Payment Infrastructure

Cloudflare collaborates with major payment networks to develop secure authentication standards for AI-driven commerce and machine-to-machine payments, including the Trusted Agent Protocol.

Summary

Cloudflare has teamed up with Visa, Mastercard, and American Express to create an authentication standard for AI-driven commerce, including the Trusted Agent Protocol for verifying AI shopping agents. Key collaborators include Adyen, Checkout.com, Circle, Fiserv, Microsoft, Nuvei, Shopify, Webflow, and Worldpay. This initiative supports scalable and secure machine-to-machine payments and AI agent authentication.

Terms & Concepts
  • AI Agents: Autonomous software entities that can perform tasks or make decisions using artificial intelligence capabilities.
  • Payment Rails: The underlying infrastructure and protocols that enable the transfer of money between financial institutions.
  • Trusted Agent Protocol: A framework developed by Cloudflare and Visa to authenticate AI shopping agents, ensuring secure transactions in automated commerce.