Payments network company
Visa
Visa is the US payments network company listed on the New York Stock Exchange as V. It runs card and money movement services for consumers, businesses, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories. Its Visa Intelligent Commerce portfolio, including the Trusted Agent Protocol, is meant to let AI agents make payments under user-set controls.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026
Facts at a glance
| Type | Digital payments network, public company (NYSE: V) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Reach | More than 200 countries and territories, Visa says source |
| Agent payment products | Visa Intelligent Commerce portfolio, Visa Trusted Agent Protocol, Agentic Directory |
| Latest update covered here | Live pilot with BILL and Billtrust for AI agent invoice payments, announced 20 October 2026 source |
What Visa does in AI agents
Visa groups its agent payment work under Visa Intelligent Commerce. The Trusted Agent Protocol lets merchants and payment portals recognize and authenticate registered AI agents, and tokenized credentials with payment controls limit what an agent can pay. In October 2026 Visa, BILL and Billtrust started a live pilot in which an agent pays approved supplier invoices. The timeline below lists every story on this site that names Visa.
Questions people ask
- What is Visa Intelligent Commerce?
- Visa's portfolio of capabilities for payments started by AI agents, including the Trusted Agent Protocol, agent registration, tokenized payment credentials and payment controls.
- Where is Visa listed?
- On the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker V.