Visa launches Intelligent Commerce and CLI to let AI agents execute tokenized card payments with user controls

Visa launched Visa Intelligent Commerce on April 30, 2025, a framework that lets AI agents browse, select and complete purchases on consumers' behalf using tokenized credentials and user-defined spending controls; the initiative positions Visa's payments network as the trust layer for autonomous commerce ^[1].

Visa also unveiled Visa CLI, described as the first product from its Visa Crypto Labs division: a command-line tool that enables AI agents to execute card payments. The CLI is currently in closed beta, with access reportedly available by request through GitHub authentication ^{[2] [3]}.

Media coverage has varied in framing: some outlets characterized the releases as handing AI a wallet or 'the keys to the checkout,' while Visa's announcements emphasize tokenized card credentials and governance controls rather than a consumer crypto wallet ^{[4] [1]}.

Visa frames these initiatives as part of a broader move into 'agentic' or 'command line' commerce, asserting that existing card rails and tokenization can serve as the native payments and trust layer for autonomous agents interacting with merchants and partner ecosystems ^{[2] [1]}.

The releases position Visa as building infrastructure for agent-driven commerce; Visa CLI remains in closed beta and the company is rolling out partner integrations and further details over time ^{[2] [1]}.