# The FIDO Alliance is working with Google and Mastercard to develop industry standards.

*genai · news · 2026-04-28 · WIRED*

## Key points

- FIDO Alliance is launching two working groups to create standards for AI agent-initiated payments.
- Google's Agent Payments Protocol and Mastercard's Verifiable Intent will jumpstart these new security standards.
- The standards aim to provide cryptographic proof and selective disclosure for agent-initiated transactions.
- Urgency is increased as agentic AI adoption accelerates, compressing typical standards development timelines.

**Companies:** Google, Mastercard
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/the-race-is-on-to-keep-ai-agents-from-running-wild-with-your-credit-cards/)

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