The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
- Posted on April 28, 2026
- By Wired
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In brief
As artificial intelligence agents become increasingly autonomous in e-commerce, security concerns grow exponentially. The FIDO Alliance, collaborating with tech giants Google and Mastercard, is establishing safeguards to prevent unauthorized transactions and fraud. These initiatives aim to create secure authentication protocols ensuring AI shopping assistants operate within user-defined parameters, protecting financial data while enabling seamless automated purchasing experiences.
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The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
AI agents may soon be buying your stuff for you. The FIDO Alliance has teamed up with Google and Mastercard to try to ensure that shopping in the near future isn't a complete disaster.
