Agentic AI hype builds with Visa, Affirm, and PayPal launches

The news: Agentic AI dominated headlines this week as major payment players rolled out AI-powered solutions.

Visa’s Intelligent Commerce

  • Visa’s AI agents will purchase items or services based on customers’ preset preferences, limits, and guidelines.
  • The service will replace card details with tokenized digital credentials to boost payment security.

Affirm’s AdaptAI

  • The AI-powered promotions platform lets merchants offer customers personalized financial benefits like personalized APR rates, repayment terms, and cash savings.
  • Benefits will be delivered directly via the Affirm App and Affirm Card.

PayPal’s MCP servers and PayPal Agent Toolkit

  • Developers can integrate PayPal’s suite of APIs to build agentic workflows through PayPal’s Open Platform.
  • When integrated, customers check out, track shipments, and manage invoices all within an AI agent.