# Visa, Mastercard join 26-member alliance on agent payments — QANATONE > Rain's alliance, launched on August 18, will set shared standards for how an agent proves who it acts for and how much it may spend. Kaynak: https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/ajan-odemeleri-ittifaki/ --- [News](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/) # Visa, Mastercard join 26-member alliance on agent payments 18 Aug 2026 1 min read News · Payments Rain's alliance, launched on August 18, will set shared standards for how an agent proves who it acts for and how much it may spend. ## Who is in Stablecoin infrastructure company Rain set up the alliance. The 26 founding members include Visa, Mastercard, Fiserv, Circle, Solana, Remitly, Shift4, Chainalysis, Fireblocks and Uniswap Labs. Rain's line: "No single company should decide how agents transact on your behalf." ## What they want to standardise Shared rules for agent digital identity, loyalty programs and fraud detection, plus cross-compatible platforms for machine-to-machine stablecoin payments. The group also wants to define governance before federal regulators step in. McKinsey projects $3 trillion to $5 trillion in agentic commerce by 2030. ## More articles [News · Policy ### FDA opens discussion on regulating generative AI devices 18 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/fda-uretken-yapay-zeka-tibbi-cihaz/)[News · Search ### Gemini in Chrome on Android starts handling bookings for users 18 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/gemini-chrome-android-auto-browse/)[News · Policy ### Türkiye's AI Action Plan enters the Official Gazette 18 Aug 2026 · 2 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/turkiye-yapay-zeka-eylem-plani/)[News · Funding ### Wispr raises $280 million at a $2 billion valuation 17 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/wispr-280-milyon-dolar/)[News · Models ### DeepSeek V4-Pro goes live, then adds peak-hour pricing 16 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/deepseek-v4-pro-yogun-saat-fiyati/)[News · Funding ### SpaceX closes its $60 billion purchase of Cursor maker Anysphere 14 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/spacex-cursor-60-milyar-dolar/)[News · Funding ### Databricks raises $5 billion at a $190 billion valuation 13 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/databricks-190-milyar-degerleme/)[News · Models ### Gemini 3.7 Flash arrives three weeks after 3.6 at half the price 13 Aug 2026 · 1 min](https://www.qanatone.com/en/haber/gemini-3-7-flash/)