Let your agents pay.

Payments Stack for AI agents to make autonomous purchases without worrying about compliance.

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How It Works

Three simple steps to enable autonomous agent payments

1

Tokenize Payment Method

Use Visa's Agent API to securely tokenize user payment methods with proper consent and verification.

2

Agent Makes Purchase

Your agent uses the secure token to pay at any merchant checkout (Stripe, Square, etc.) with built-in spending controls.

3

Stay Out of Scope

You avoid PCI compliance, fraud liability, and complex merchant integrations. We handle the heavy lifting.

Why Now?

New Card Network APIs

Visa and Mastercard just launched agent-first payment infrastructure, enabling secure autonomous transactions for the first time.

Agent Explosion

AI agents are moving beyond chat into transactional workflows. They need payment capabilities to deliver real value.

Infrastructure Gap

Existing payment APIs weren't built for agents. Developers need agent-native solutions that handle consent, limits, and compliance.

Real Agent Use Cases

See how developers are building autonomous commerce into their AI agents

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Affiliate agents

AI agents that find deals, compare prices, and make purchases on behalf of users. Handle affiliate commissions automatically.

"Buy the cheapest iPhone 15 under $800"
Agent finds deal
Makes purchase
Earns commission
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Travel & booking agents

Autonomous travel planning with real purchasing power. Book flights, hotels, and experiences without human intervention.

"Plan a weekend in NYC under $1000"
Agent books flight + hotel
Charges user's card
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SaaS subscription agents

Smart agents that manage software subscriptions, upgrade plans, and optimize costs based on usage patterns.

Monitor usage
Upgrade to Pro plan
Downgrade when usage drops
Optimize monthly spend
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Personal shopping assistants

AI agents with spending authority for groceries, household items, and recurring purchases.

"Reorder when coffee runs low"
Agent detects low inventory
Orders from preferred supplier
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Business procurement bots

Automate B2B purchasing decisions, vendor management, and supply chain optimization.

Monitor inventory
Compare vendor prices
Execute purchase orders
Track delivery

Utility & service agents

Agents that automatically pay bills, manage subscriptions, and handle recurring service payments.

Pay electricity bill
Renew domain registration
Cancel unused subscriptions

Built for Autonomous Commerce

Everything you need to enable AI agents to transact safely and intelligently

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Programmatic Controls

Set spending limits, allowed merchant categories, and velocity checks directly in the API. Give your agents autonomy, with guardrails.

e.g. Code:
agent.set_budget({
limit: "20.00",
currency: "USD",
interval: "weekly",
categories: ["groceries"]
})
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Reliability & Risk

We handle payment failures, retries, and real-time fraud monitoring. Make sure your agents' payments go through, securely.

e.g. Our system automatically flags high-risk transactions and handles 3D Secure challenges without developer intervention.
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Global Scale

Built on Visa and Mastercard's networks, our API lets your agents pay at millions of online merchants worldwide.

e.g. Enable agents to purchase from any online store in any supported currency, just like a human.
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Agent-First Design

Our API is designed for autonomous systems. Manage thousands of agent payment methods and track spending by agent ID.

e.g. Get a clear overview of every transaction, tied directly to the agent that performed it.

Ready to enable agent payments?

Join the waitlist for early access to PhiKey's agent payment infrastructure.