AIHacker Noonabout 4 hours ago
AI Agent Payment Liability Gap Emerges
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Stripe, Mastercard, and Visa rebuilt payment rails for AI agents in March 2026. Mastercard agreed to acquire BVNK for $1.8 billion. Stripe launched the Machine Payments Protocol. Visa unveiled a command-line tool for AI agent payments. US Regulation E and UK consent law do not clearly allocate liability when an authorized agent exceeds spending intent.
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