Cloudflare Inc. (NYSE:NET) said Tuesday it is partnering with Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA), and American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) to build a security layer for agentic commerce, an emerging form of e-commerce where AI agents make purchases on behalf of consumers.
The collaboration will use Cloudflare’s Web Bot Auth protocol to verify AI agents’ identity and intent in real time. Visa plans to embed the technology in its Trusted Agent Protocol within the Visa Intelligent Commerce platform, while Mastercard and American Express will integrate it into their own agentic payment frameworks.
