Nuvei, the global fintech company building payment infrastructure, announced on July 2, 2026, that it has completed the first live in-agent payment authorized across multiple issuers on Visa rails. The proof of concept was conducted with Visa, Arvato Systems, and fashion brand Kings and Priests, demonstrating a merchant's AI agent initiating a product purchase on a shopper's behalf and completing payment inside the agent without redirecting to a separate payment flow.
Proof of Concept Details
In the transaction, multiple issuers across Europe participated in settling agentic payments on live Visa rails using a tokenized Visa credential within Visa Intelligent Commerce. The payments were governed by shopper-set guardrails, including spend caps and approved categories. This marks a significant step in moving agentic commerce beyond product discovery to include purchase, authorization, and payment within the first-party agent.
Nuvei Agentic Strategy
The proof of concept establishes a proof point for Nuvei Agentic, described as a protocol-agnostic execution layer that any AI agent can call to pay. According to Phil Fayer, Chair and CEO of Nuvei, “Agentic commerce is the next evolution of digital commerce, with AI not just finding products but initiating purchases. This proof of concept starts inside a merchant’s own experience and points to where payments are heading: a layer that lets any agent, on any protocol, make a payment.”
The strategy reflects merchant demand. At Nuvei's Global Customer Advisory Board this week, merchants identified first-party agentic capabilities as the immediate priority, with the same controls extending to public, third-party agents as the market develops.
Ecosystem and Partners
The proof of concept brought together merchant technology provider Arvato Systems, fashion brand Kings and Priests, and issuing partners across Europe, including Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Bank Leumi, CAL, MAX, and Bank of Cyprus. Mathieu Altwegg, Head of Product & Solutions at Visa Europe, commented, “Through Visa Agentic Ready, we are extending existing capabilities — including tokenization and network-level controls — to enable agent-initiated payments in a trusted and consistent way. This proof of concept shows how those foundations can support new experiences today, with authentication continuing to evolve as the model scales.”
Carsten Bruning, Vice President Digital Commerce at Arvato Systems, added, “This proof of concept shows how the payments ecosystem can enable AI-driven purchasing while preserving trust, control, and transparency. With Visa and Nuvei, we validated interoperability across the flow and proved that payment can complete inside the agent rather than on the merchant site.” Ralph Hürlemann, Founder of Kings and Priests, noted, “For Kings and Priests, this was a firsthand look at how agentic commerce can open new channels for digital retail. An AI agent initiating a purchase on a consumer's behalf can reshape how customers discover and buy online.”
Next Steps
With the proof of concept complete, Nuvei, Visa, and the participating issuing partners are now working to scale these capabilities toward production. This development positions Nuvei at the forefront of agentic payments, enabling AI-driven commerce with security and control.
