ChatGPT will soon be able to shop with your Visa card

OpenAI has partnered with Visa to enable ChatGPT's AI agents to make purchases on behalf of users using Visa cards, streamlining e-commerce transactions from groceries to airline tickets. The deal allows AI agents to complete purchases at any merchant accepting Visa, with financial terms and transaction fees undisclosed.

OpenAI has signed a partnership agreement with Visa https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260610422687/en/Visa-Partners-with-OpenAI-to-Power-the-Next-Generation-of-AI-Commerce that allows the company’s AI agents to use the payment card for e-commerce transactions. The agreements lets users shop for everything from groceries and diapers to airline tickets without having to manually enter a lot of information. “As AI agents become active participants in the economy, Visa’s focus is on ensuring that transactions are reliable, secure, and seamless,” Visa Chief Product and Strategy Officer Jack Forestell said in a statement, according to AP https://apnews.com/article/visa-chatgpt-openai-shopping-mastercard-d769dec86344cb4977c98789e8ec492f . The pact means AI agents can complete purchases on a user’s behalf at virtually any merchant that accepts Visa. Details about the financial terms of the agreement, or whether specific transaction fees will apply, were not immediately detailed.