Wirex, a global stablecoin infrastructure provider, announced it has joined the Visa Agentic Ready programme as an issuer, supporting the development of secure, scalable agent-initiated payments as part of the next generation of digital commerce in the UK.

Through the programme, Wirex will work with Visa and ecosystem partners to test and validate how AI-driven agents can initiate and complete transactions on behalf of consumers, while maintaining the security, control and trust that underpin digital payments.

Participation will focus on exploring how these payments operate in real-world environments in the UK, helping ensure they are reliable, secure and aligned with evolving consumer expectations around convenience and control. Initial areas of focus include Software as a Service, marketing spend optimisation, and corporate procurement automation.

This builds on Wirex's continued mission to be at the forefront of the emerging agentic economy, helping explore how AI can enable more seamless and intuitive ways for customers to manage and make payments. A key priority will be ensuring customers remain in control, with clear consent and visibility at each step.

Pavel Matveev, Co-Founder and CEO of Wirex, said: "Agentic interactions will define the next phase of commerce, and we're already seeing real use-cases emerge across our growing business client base. Together with Visa, we want to introduce a trusted model for payments to lead this shift, delegating financial actions to software whilst operating within Visa's global payment networks and Wirex's decade-long track record of compliance."

By joining the Visa Agentic Ready programme, Wirex is contributing to the development of new payment experiences that aim to make commerce more intelligent, secure and responsive to customer needs.