Visa Agentic Ready — 21 European Banks Launch AI Agent Payment Programme

Visa launched its Agentic Ready programme in Europe first, enrolling 21 issuing partners — including Barclays, HSBC UK, Commerzbank, Revolut, Santander, Nexi, Raiffeisen, DZ Bank and Nationwide — to test and validate AI agent-initiated payments in live production environments. Banco Santander already completed Europe's first live AI agent payment using a Visa credential in Spain.