The Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit Cards
The FIDO Alliance is collaborating with Google and Mastercard to develop standards for securing transactions made by AI agents. This initiative aims to create protective measures against potential risks associated with agentic AI, such as unauthorized transactions and account takeovers. The goal is to ensure transparency and accountability in AI-driven commerce, fostering trust among users and service providers.
- ▪The FIDO Alliance is launching working groups to create industry standards for AI agent transactions.
- ▪Google and Mastercard are contributing open source tools to support this initiative.
- ▪The aim is to establish baseline protections to prevent agent hijacking and ensure transaction legitimacy.
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Lily Hay NewmanSecurityApr 28, 2026 9:00 AMThe Race Is on to Keep AI Agents From Running Wild With Your Credit CardsAI 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.Photograph: Ute Grabowsky/Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyBetween malware, online impersonation, and account takeovers, there are enough digital security problems out there as it is.
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