Amex launches framework to stop AI agents from unauthorized purchases
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-10-13
American Express is introducing a new framework to ensure AI shopping agents only make purchases their users have authorized, aiming to prevent costly mistakes and disputes as AI-powered shopping scales. An early governance move by a major card network for the agent commerce era.
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