Fintech Magazine June 2026 | Page 27

THE FINTECH INTERVIEW
Building trust into agentic systems As systems take on more responsibility in initiating transactions, the underlying infrastructure must provide clear assurances around control and consent. Payments networks, Mandy suggests, are central to maintaining that stability.“ Payments networks provide the structure that allows transactions to take place safely, with user consent at the core,” she says.“ In an agentic setting, that structure becomes more visible because actions are carried out on behalf of the user.”
Visa’ s Intelligent Commerce initiative is designed to extend these principles into AI-driven environments, building

75 %

of global retailers expect AI agents to be critical for competitiveness by 2026( Visa)

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