Business UpdateMay 5, 2026, 10:47 AM
Visa Expands AI Agentic Ready Program to Canada with Major Banks
AI Summary
Visa announced the expansion of its global Visa Agentic Ready program to Canada, aiming to prepare the Canadian payments ecosystem for AI agent-initiated commerce. The program enables issuing banks and payment partners to test and validate secure, AI-driven transactions, building on Visa's Intelligent Commerce initiatives. Major Canadian financial institutions, including BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD, are early partners in this initiative, which is already active in other global markets.
Key Highlights
- Visa expanded its global Visa Agentic Ready program to Canada.
- The program prepares the Canadian payments ecosystem for AI agent-initiated commerce.
- It enables testing of agent-initiated payments in controlled, real-world environments.
- Key payment flows like tokenization and authentication will be validated.
- Early Canadian issuing partners include BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD.
- The program is already active in Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and the US.
- It is powered by Visa's core trust infrastructure, supporting 100% tokenization.
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