Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) announced new artificial intelligence and stablecoin capabilities at its Visa Payments Forum 2026, according to a company press release. The payment processor unveiled tools designed to support AI-driven transactions and blockchain-based settlement systems.

The company introduced Agent Score, developed with New Generation, which evaluates merchant websites for AI agent compatibility. Visa also launched an Agentic Directory to verify legitimate participants in AI-driven commerce and announced a partnership with OpenAI to enable secure payments within AI systems.

Jack Forestell, Visa's Chief Product & Strategy Officer, stated that "AI is transforming the front end of commerce. Stablecoins are reshaping the back end."

Visa reported moving billions of dollars in stablecoins across its network, with an annualized run rate of approximately $7 billion as of March 2026. The company expanded stablecoin settlement pilots across multiple regions and blockchains, building on initial pilots from early 2025.

The payment processor announced plans to develop technology allowing banks to convert traditional deposits into programmable digital money. Visa also expanded its stablecoin-linked card programs, with more than 160 programs live or in development globally.

Additional announcements included enhancements to Visa's token system, adding transaction context and behavioral signals for improved authorization decisions. The company introduced a Large Transaction Model trained on transaction data to improve fraud detection while reducing false payment declines.

Visa demonstrated early development concepts including a Command Line Interface that enables AI agents to make payments directly through terminals using tokenized credentials. The company emphasized modular, cloud-native capabilities that integrate with existing financial infrastructure.