# American Express is launching an agentic commerce developer kit.

*genai · news · 2026-04-14 · Fortune*

## Key points

- American Express launched a developer kit for agentic commerce and purchase protection for AI agent errors.
- Amex will protect users from erroneous purchases made by registered AI agents on its network.
- The developer kit only provides payment credentials to verified agents, reducing fraud risk.
- Amex will authenticate card members before allowing them to use AI agents for transactions.

**Companies:** American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Stripe
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/04/14/american-express-ai-payments-developers-purchase-protection/)

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