Visa’s AI Agents Can Now Pay Business Invoices

Visa announced three capabilities across commercial card growth, virtual card security, and agentic commerce on October 21, 2026, designed to help financial institutions, fintechs, and businesses automate payment processes while maintaining "the trust, visibility and control those transactions require."

The most direct move into AI agents is a live pilot with BILL and Billtrust that enables trusted AI agents to initiate and complete approved business invoice payments through supplier portals. The pilot is processing end-to-end transactions with participating BILL customers and Billtrust suppliers.

"Businesses are moving quickly to automate the work around payments, from identifying supplier opportunities to approving invoices and executing transactions," said Darren Parslow, global head of Visa Commercial Solutions.

He said the capabilities are designed to help businesses do that "whether they are growing commercial card acceptance, helping protect virtual-card payments from fraud, or testing how trusted AI agents can act on their behalf."