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Amex introduces a framework to stop AI agents making unauthorised purchases
- Publication
- TechCrunch (United States)
- Author
- Sarah Perez
- Published on
- 13 October 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 13 October 2026
Summary
American Express is introducing a new framework designed to ensure that AI agents only make purchases authorised by their users. The framework aims to prevent costly errors and disputes related to purchases made by AI agents, as AI-assisted shopping grows.
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Read the article on TechCrunch →Classification
- Country
- United States
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments · Retail and distribution, e-commerce
- Companies
- American Express (deploys AI)
- Keywords
- AI agents, payment, AI shopping, authorised purchases, american express
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